FAU and the Miami Hurricanes basketball teams’ Final Four runs, the Heat’s advancement to the NBA Finals and Florida Panthers’ trip to the Stanley Cup Finals make South Florida the first metropolitan area to accomplish those three feats in the same season. It has been a remarkable spring for South Florida.
What makes the historical feat even more remarkable is that the Miami Hurricanes and FAU basketball teams advanced to their first Final Fours. The Panthers are in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1996 and only the second in franchise history. The Heat are in their seventh NBA Finals.