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Final 4 Roster Lesson: Be Elite, Or Be Old

by:Paul Wadlington03/31/25
Duke stars Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg
© Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

As I pointed out previously explaining the nouveau riche dominance of SEC basketball, the current Final 4 represents a notable shift in the historical geographical focus of college basketball. All four teams are from the South and there is no representation from the tradition rich histories of the West, the Midwestern traditional powers, or the hoops-addicted Northeast. There's another noticeable shift: the age of the players.