Previous Final Four editions of Anatomy of a Roster include Oklahoma, Villanova, and North Carolina.
There was never any doubt that Cinderella would be making an appearance at this year’s NCAA tournament, but few people expected her to be wearing Orange.
Syracuse wasn’t even projected to be in the field of 68. The Orange went 4-5 earlier in the season during Jim Boeheim’s NCAA suspension, and then closed the season by dropping 5 of their last 6 including a matchup with Pittsburgh in their first game of the ACC tournament.