Moments after the unveiling of this year’s men’s NCAA tournament bracket, Alvin Brooks II violated college basketball’s oldest coaching adage.
He scanned the bracket to see how deep Houston would have to advance to set up a potential meeting with his son’s Baylor team.
“I would not be honest if I told you I didn’t look ahead,” Brooks admitted. “I saw that if they won their region and we won our region, then we would meet in the semifinals. I was like, ‘Wow, that would be crazy.’ ”
What seemed crazy just over two weeks ago has now become reality.