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Talent and talons go hand in hand for Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May, whose Owls knocked off Kansas State in Saturday's East Regional final at New York's Madison Square Garden.Miami coach Jim Larrañaga tries living in the present — especially when that present includes a Final Four in the immediate future at NRG Stadium — but he has allowed his mind to drift to nearly 40 years ago during the Hurricanes’ present and unprecedented run in the NCAA Tournament.
“I remember what he said to me after the Houston game . He said, ‘Dang, we should have been in the championship game.’ He was a great mentor to me.”in the Elite Eight in Kansas City, Mo., will compete in its first Final Four, one year after making its first Elite Eight. The fifth-seeded Hurricanes face fourth-seeded Connecticut on Saturday at 7:49 p.m. in the second semifinal of the day at NRG Stadium.
“The moment the guys got on the plane, they immediately went to sleep,” Larrañaga said. “There was not a sound made. But in the locker room — that’s a different story. In the locker room, it was a of jubilation. They were hugging each other and just enjoying the moment.
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