Eddie Fogler's Revenge Deferred

Mt. Saint Mary's, from nearbyEmittsburg, Maryland, defeated Coppin State last night so Carolina's first round opponent is now known.

I wonder if Roy was hoping to play Coppin State though. Folks may remember that a few years ago, actually perhaps closer to 15 years ago, fifteen-seeded Coppin State defeated a second-seeded South Carolina squad coached by Eddie Fogler. Fogler and ol' Roy were flippin' assistant coaches together with Dean for years and are still friends. I'm pretty sure Fogler attended Roy's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, too.

I also think Larry Davis, who played on the '93 Carolina national championship team, was on that Gamecock team after transfering to other, lesser Carolina.

Mt. Saint Mary's also has a Carolina tie in. There former coach, Jim Phelan, passed Dean on the list of lifetime victories (though a lot of those were from when MSM played Division II and Division III hoops). Phelan coached there for more than 30 years.