Johni Broome made a declaration to ESPN in February.
"I think I am the best player in college basketball, but that's something that doesn't have to be said," Broome said.
After surviving a gauntlet of record-breaking SEC regular-season battles and battling through injuries -- including an elbow injury that sidelined him for five minutes of game time in the Elite Eight -- the Auburn Tigers star has a chance to prove his claim.
Broome heads into the Final Four as Cooper Flagg's primary competition in the national player of the year race with a possible rematch against him and the Duke Blue Devils in Monday's national championship game.