Monday’s national championship game between No. 1 seed Kansas and No. 8 seed North Carolina is a battle between two of college basketball’s historical powers. The Jayhawks and Tar Heels own a combined nine national titles and are two card-holding members of the sport’s elite class commonly known as the blue bloods.
Former Kansas coach James Naismith is one of basketball’s founding fathers, and a legendary string of coaches have cycled through both programs since Naismith’s run with the Jayhawks ended over a century ago. The historical significance of two schools like this meeting in the national championship is obvious and provides a great backdrop for what will happen on the court inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Monday night.
But ultimately, the history and lore of past decades will be irrelevant when the ball is tipped. All the heroes of prior years won’t be able to help the Tar Heels or…
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