NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Slater, a senior forward at Villanova, is at the Final Four with one goal: winning a national championship.
And if accomplishing that goal means beating some of his former high school teammates, then so be it.
Slater is one of four players in the Final Four who were high school teammates at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, Va. When Slater was a senior during the 2017-18 season, Paul VI also featured the North Carolina guard Anthony Harris and the Duke guards Jeremy Roach and Trevor Keels. Together, they won a state championship.