Chances are, University of Miami basketball fans don’t know a whole lot about Loyola-Chicago, whom the Hurricanes play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon in Dallas. Here are five things you should know about the Ramblers …
u25aa 1. Their athletic director, Steve Watson, played basketball for UM coach Jim Larranaga at Bowling Green University from 1989-91. They have remained in contact ever since, and Watson considers Larranaga a valued mentor.
“I have to admit, when the bracket came out, and I saw that we were playing Miami, I rolled my eyes and thought, ‘Oh, man,” said Watson, reached by phone Monday morning.