Your 2019 Final Four teams will be ...
College basketball writer Marcus Fuller already knows which four teams will be coming to Minneapolis in April to play for the national championship. Amazing, right? They are:
Kansas
Coach Bill Self broke UCLA's record for consecutive league titles with 14 last season — and it could be 15 if a handful of McDonald's All-Americans and high-profile transfers can mesh, most notably former Memphis standout F Dedric Lawson and five-star Gs Quentin Grimes and Devon Dotson. The trio combined for 57 points in Tuesday's opening victory against No. 10 Michigan State.
Duke
Coach K is the One-And-Done king now, especially after landing arguably the top recruiting class ever with Fs Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish. The nation's three best freshmen combined for 83 points in Tuesday's opening 118-84 blowout over No. 2 Kentucky. Look out for those three and Apple Valley native Tre Jones.
Virginia
How does Tony Bennett's team respond to the historic NCAA tournament loss to 16th-seeded UMBC? The Cavaliers have the firepower with Gs Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and De'Andre Hunter returning from a team that went 17-1 in the ACC.
Gonzaga