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Cavs Backup Big Man and Former Tar Heel Weighs in on the Final Four

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
4/1/22 | Cavs.com

This Saturday, following a rare Cavaliers matinee at Madison Square Garden, college basketball royalty takes center stage as the 2022 Final Four tips off in New Orleans.

The schools among this year’s quartet all have rich histories when it comes to college hoops. And as eager as fans are to watch Jay Wright’s Villanova squad square off against top-seeded Kansas, the main event takes place afterward when North Carolina takes on their hated rival, Duke, in legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski’s last stand.

Two members of the Cavaliers who’ll be watching the matchup with a little extra attention will be assistant coach Antonio Lang – who won two titles with the Blue Devils, in 1991 and ’92 – and reserve center Ed Davis – who won the NCAA Championship with the Tar Heels in 2009.

A top 15 recruit out of Virginia, Davis started only two games in his first season at Chapel Hill, but led the team in rebounding and was eventually named to the ACC’s All-Freshman team. He upped his scoring average in the Tournament and would proceed to lead North Carolina with eight rebounds off the bench in the title game against Michigan State.

Roy Williams’ Tar Heels dominated their opponents in that 2009 run – becoming the first team to beat each opponent by at least a dozen points. They won their opening round game against Radford by 43 points and reached the Final Four after besting Blake Griffin’s Oklahoma Sooners in Memphis.

In the title game against Tom Izzo’s Spartans, North Carolina led the entire way – running out to a three-TD lead before intermission and barely looking back in the second half.

As the Cavs gear up for Saturday’s critical showdown with the Knicks on Saturday afternoon, Cavs.com sat down with Ed Davis to talk about North Carolina’s commanding run in 2009, the famous Tar Heel alumni and how he’s feeling about tomorrow’s heavyweight showdown …

Ed Davis led North Carolina in rebounding as a freshman in their title-winning season in 2009.
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What do you remember about rolling to the NCAA title back in 2009?

We were favorites going into the year. We had everybody returning. We had the freshmen – me, Larry Drew, Tyler Zeller, Justin Watts. We had the vets. We were tooled with some firepower.

I didn’t really understand the magnitude of it back then. I thought everything was easy. I was a freshman, surrounded by future pros. So, I really didn’t understand it.

That team had some big-name players. What was the personality of the 2009 North Carolina squad?

Davis: It was a good blend. We had the experience, the upper classmen. We had young, fresh legs. But there was just one goal: try to win the Championship. And we all knew, if we win the Championship, everyone’s going to get rewarded.

It was easy for me to fit in. My role was already defined. So, it was an easy transition for me.

But we had the perfect blend of personalities. Tyler (Hansbrough), he’s really quiet, but loud on the court. Danny Green, he’s just an energetic, fill-the-room-up kinda guy. You had Ty Lawson – ain’t no telling what he was going to do.

So, you just had a great mix of guys on our team.

"That (stuff) is serious down on Tobacco Road – so I understand it. And this year, what’s better than a Final Four matchup between these two – and to be able to send Coach K home the right way?"

How confident were you going into the title game against Michigan State?

Davis: That game was over before it started.

We had beat them before that year – at Ford Field by 20-something. And I think we were up at half in the Championship game by 20.

Once we got to the Final Four, we knew we had the Championship locked up. That was an easy matchup for us.

We always hear about the North Carolina alum watching over the program. Does that add to the pressure?

When I was there, I had guys like (Jerry) Stackhouse to look after me. He was probably the one who helped me most on and off the court.

And then, for me personally, I have a house in Raleigh. So I train there, and I try to give the guys as much knowledge as I possibly can. I’m one of the guys that’s around a lot, so I just try to do what guys like Stackhouse and ‘Sheed (Wallace), Vince (Carter), Marv (Williams) and all those guys did for us when we were there.

Davis: Yeah. You always have to pay it back, man.

I was in a fortunate situation to have Stackhouse around and take me under his wing. It’s always appreciated.

What’s the essence of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry?

Davis: Well, the schools are only like 10 miles apart. But it was just like another game for me. I didn’t grow up a college hoops fan, so it wasn’t a big deal.

I had a lot of friends I played with that went on to play for Duke, so it was like just another game.

But that sh*t is serious down on Tobacco Road – so I understand it. And this year, what’s better than a Final Four matchup between these two – and to be able to send Coach K home the right way?

Have you and Antonio Lang been going back and forth?

Davis: He tries to keep it a little humble. We put a little dinner on it – some steak and potatoes.

But it’ll be a good one. It’s a big one. It’s bigger than just a Final Four game. There’s so much on the line.

As dumb as it might sound, this game is more important than the Championship game. If we win this one and lose the Championship, it’s alright.

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Tournament Tales ... with Ed Davis

Cavs Junkyard Dog Recalls His Big NIT Run with Penn State

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
3/23/22 | Cavs.com

If you’re a hoops fan worth your salt, this time of year is sheer paradise. The NCAA and NIT Tournaments are raging, and as we know, the NBA season is getting down to the nitty-gritty, with just a handful of games remaining in the postseason push.

The Cavaliers – who hit the road for a huge matchup on Thursday night in Toronto – obviously have had plenty of players who’ve experienced the extreme highs and lows of tournament time – including players and coaches who’ve made it to One Shining Moment.

But the NCAA Champion isn’t the only team to finish its college season cutting down the nets. The NIT Tournament has existed since before World War II and some huge programs and legendary players have competed in the 32-team clash which wraps up annually at Madison Square Garden.

Lamar Stevens – the Wine &amp; Gold’s junkyard dog – was the hero of the 2018 NIT tourney, leading his Nittany Lions straight to the title as a sophomore, earning M.O.P. honors in the process.

During that Tournament run, Penn State won its first three games on the road – dropping Temple and top-seeded Notre Dame before traveling to Marquette, where Stevens scored a game-high 30 points, a school NIT single-game record.

Stevens dropped 17 points on Mississippi State in the semi-final contest and then erupted for a game-high 28 points in the Championship game, going 11-for-15 from the floor and canning four triples in the win over Utah.

Overall, the Philly native tallied 96 points over Penn State’s five-game run, averaging 19.2 points and being named the Tourney’s Most Outstanding Player at its completion.

Before the Cavaliers departed for Thursday’s big contest in Toronto, Cavs.com sat down with the Wine &amp; Gold’s sophomore swingman to talk about his stellar sophomore run as we tip off this spring’s Tournament Tales …

Lamar Stevens averaged 19.2 points per in Penn State's five-game run to the 2018 NIT Championship.
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Is there a moment that you have to recalibrate expectations after not reaching the NCAA Tournament and gear up for the NIT?

Lamar Stevens: For me personally, it’s just my competitive spirit. And I think, that year, it was just the team’s competitive spirit.

We weren’t happy that we were there, but if we were going to be there, we were going to show everybody why we belonged in the NCAA Tournament.

We took that kind of personally. And I think that’s what motivated us to have that run.

What’s unique about the Big 10 as a basketball conference?

Stevens: I think it’s probably the most physical conference in the country. Each night you’re going against extremely physical NBA prospects.

It has great coaching, great environments on the road. But if you want to describe the Big 10, I’d say tough and physical. It’s a versatile conference, always has tough point guards. And guys with great size. Some really good bigs – some who won’t get an NBA opportunity but who are still 7-3.

You see a little bit of everything in the Big 10.

Do you think Big 10 hoops better prepares you for the NBA?

You’re playing against grown men, strong men. You have to be physical in that league to compete.

What was the experience like, playing in Madison Square Garden in the Tournament’s later stages?

Stevens: It was amazing, playing in ‘the Mecca’ – something I’ve watched growing up my whole life.

And then, being from Philly, just hearing so much about it, and being able to compete for a Championship in there with my family and friends watching, it was an incredible experience. Such a great environment.

‘We’re here now, we want to win. We’ve traveled this far, and we got this far together. So, let’s win it. Let’s rise to the occasion.’

You personally got better as the Tournament wore on. What was your mindset that year?

Stevens: I was trying to rise to the occasion. Each game had a little more meaning to it.

That first game, there’s a little disappointment, but you still have something to prove. You’re still trying to get over that feeling of disappointment.

And then, when you get a little farther into it, you’re like: ‘We’re here now, we want to win. We’ve traveled this far, and we got this far together. So, let’s win it. Let’s rise to the occasion.’

And I did what I needed to do to help my team win.

What did that Tournament run do for you heading into the final two years of your career at Penn State?

Stevens: It definitely gave me the confidence, and it propelled my career at Penn State.

It showed me what I was ready for, and the step that I was ready to take. With Tony (Carr) leaving for the draft, it was something I was ready for. And it was something that propelled my career.

You’re in another ‘tournament’ run here as a pro with the Cavaliers. How has your sophomore season unfolded so far?

Stevens: It’s been amazing, man. I’m living my dream. Through all the ups and downs, I remind myself that I’m living my dream – and I couldn’t see myself doing anything else.

It’s been fun going through this with this group of guys. We have a great group of guys. We just stick together, and we keep fighting. And that’s all you can ask is to have a bunch of guys who all want the same thing.

And I’ve learned a lot. It’s my first 82-game season with travel, with fans. So, it’s really been incredible so far and I want to keep it rolling.

How much have you enjoyed being the squad’s ‘junkyard dog’ and all that’s come with it?

And it’s not something I take lightly. I have such huge respect for the guys on my team and the coaching staff. And for them to allow me to put my imprint a little bit on the team, it’s something I don’t take lightly.

I was undrafted. I was on a two-way. So, for me to have just that little impact, it means a lot to me.

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Tournament Tales ... with Lamar Stevens

Antonio Lang Looks Back on One of the Greatest Teams and Greatest Moments in Tourney History

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
3/29/20 | Cavs.com

You probably saw it this week on Twitter: Christian Laettner somehow managing to break an entirely new generation of Kentucky fans’ hearts with his miraculous last-second turnaround jumper at the Spectrum.

With the 2020 NCAA Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, CBS is re-airing some classic Tourney battles, and it doesn’t get more classic than the 1992 East Regional between Duke and Kentucky.

Like Dwight Clark’s “Catch,” Michael Jordan’s “Shot,” and the “Tuck Rule” that saved Tom Brady’s bacon, Laettner’s shot didn’t just send the Blue Devils to that year’s Final Four, it launched a dynasty and changed the sport forever.

The only person who had a better look at the iconic floater than Laettner was Cavs assistant coach Antonio Lang – who was a sophomore forward for Mike Krzyzewski’s squad and was camped out under the hoop when it splashed home.

Lang and the Dukies already had a National Championship under their belt, beating Roy Williams’ Kansas team after avenging a humiliating loss to UNLV from the previous Tournament.

After Laettner and Co. vanquished Rick Pitino’s Wildcats in that classic contest in Philly, they got past a tough Indiana team and topped Michigan’s Fab Five to win back-to-back titles – cementing Duke as college basketball’s gold standard for the next three decades.

Now it’s time to get out of the way and let Antonio Lang take over and tell the Tournament Tale of how his journey in Durham unfolded (and a backstory of that play that most people don’t know) …

Back in the early-90s, Cavs assistant coach Antonio Lang was part of one of the greatest NCAA runs in hoops history.
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When you were looking at schools during your recruitment, how much did academics factor in?

Antonio Lang: Well, my mom and dad are both teachers, so a degree from Duke University was really big.

I just had such a great time on my visit. Quin Snyder was on my visit. Alaa Abdelnaby, Phil Henderson (rest in peace). Brian Davis. I just enjoyed the visit, and it was kind of a no-brainer.

I was really fortunate. My mother, an unbelievable woman, helped integrate high schools in South Carolina. My father actually marched with Martin Luther King. They were teachers, and education was a really, really a big part of it.

My mother told me, if you get a degree from Duke University, you can work anywhere. So I think that had a lot to do with it.

It was a perfect combination, basketball and education. I don't think you can really beat it.

What appealed to you about Coach Krzyzewski?

Lang: Relationships – right from the beginning.

He said: ‘If you come here, you're gonna learn how to be a man. We'll teach you how to play and we'll make you a better human being. Once you get here, we will teach you how to love each other, how to respect each other. We already know you work hard. We'll show you how to work harder.’

He's one of those guys that you have a conversation with him, he just made me feel good, made me feel like I wanted to be a part of it.

Looking at the Tournament, the year before your first title, Duke got demolished by UNLV. How did that effect the following season?

Lang: That was before me and I think they lost by 30. And the next year, I knew about it right away because I was up every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at six in the morning lifting weights!

I think that game, in a way, was good because Coach K realized that we weren't strong enough at the time. And weightlifting was kind of down at the time.

I remember being in high school – I'm a little bit older – but we thought weightlifting would throw off your shot. It was more about push-ups, pull-ups, all that stuff. And then you realize Karl Malone could shoot, and Karl Malone was massive.

So I think Coach K learned from that – that our bodies had to be stronger to handle the physical play along with the athleticism.

So my freshman year was pretty good. I went from weighing 175 pounds to, like, 205 or 210. Man, I walked around my shirt off all the time!

So, fortunately, we had an opportunity to play UNLV again and they had an unbelievable team. And it was probably one of those things where if we played them 100 times we'd win once. But that was that one time.

Those teams featured some huge personalities. Laettner. Bobby Hurley. Grant Hill. What were they like back then?

Lang: Grant and I were roommates. I had that guy for three years.

He’s the best person in the world. There's very few people that I respect more than Grant Hill. And his parents are the best, best people. I don't think they come any better than that. And I was blessed and fortunate, my family was blessed, fortunate just to be touched by that group of people. And we're still all friends now.

We still talk – and when we talk, it's like we're still living with each other again, we didn’t really miss a beat.

Grant was just Grant. What you see is what you get with Grant. He should be President one day.

The only thing about Grant is that he had this song -- "Tender Love" -- I think it was by Force MD's or something like that. It was terrible. That's only song he can play on the piano. And he played it every time anyone was around to show he could play the piano.

Christian Laettner is a great, great guy. A teddy bear. Laett's a teddy bear! One of the best!

He’s unbelievably competitive. Sometimes, he was so competitive. But as far as people, they don't get any better than Laett.

Bobby (Hurley) was an intense, funny guy. He'd always run back after practice so he could watch "Cheers." I never watched "Cheers" until I got to Duke. Also really, really competitive – but at the same time a free spirit.

Bobby was a great leader, but a 'show-you'-type leader.

Brian Davis was like a politician on the team. He dressed a certain way. He was really smart and he had the answer to everything. He was right nine times out of ten – and that tenth time he'd convince you that he was right.

Lang: I just stayed out of the way. (laughs)

"I think we realized it when we'd have open practice and there'd be 15,000 people there. That following year, it was kind of like we were rock stars. I don't know how rock stars do it, but it was kind of like that."

Antonio Lang, on Duke's rising popularity after their first national title

What I tried to do during all my years there was just figure out where you fit, try to be positive and try to do what's right.

I was lucky. I was blessed to have great parents and an unbelievable high school coach. He taught me how to fit into a group and try to connect people. And I've always tried to do that. I don't know how well I do with that, but I think that’s my role.

The thing that I remember most about that next year was that Bobby, Christian and all the guys that had been there the before against UNLV, they were unbelievably confident. We realized that we were playing really well at that time and only needed one game.

And I think the common denominator was Grant Hill. He was the guy who made the difference -- because you had a guy who was long, athletic.

And when we faced them, we realized we were just as tall, just as long, just as athletic.

Christian had an unbelievable game. He really drove all of us that year. We were all young guys. But his competitive nature, the fact that he remembered how he got embarrassed the year before. He was mad that they embarrassed Coach K. And Christian was going to make sure that we were in that game competitively.

In the end, we had some stuff fall our way and we ended up winning the game.

But I remember after we won the game was Coach K saying: OK, you won, but now you have to play Kansas. The goal isn't to beat UNLV. The goal is to win the National Championship.

So what was life like after having won the National Championship with that cast?

Lang: That next year, we didn't know. We were 19.

Like, back then, they didn't have social media, so we didn't know. Sometimes I'd call my parents back home, like: Was the game on TV?

But I think we realized it when we'd have open practice and there'd be 15,000 people there. That following year, it was kind of like we were rock stars. I don't know how rock stars do it, but it was kind of like that.

That year, we got Cherokee Parks and a few other players that came in and we just kept rolling. And it was unbelievable. I think we went 34-2.

We lost two games – one to North Carolina when Christian missed a little floater at the end. And we lost to Wake Forest.

At the end of the game against Wake, the same play that Coach K drew up in the Tournament against Kentucky -- the 'Christian Laettner Play' -- we tried against Wake Forest. But they put a man on the ball and Rick Pitino didn't.

How many times have you re-watched the 1992 Kentucky game and the final shot?

Lang: I've never watched it. I want to remember it how I played it.

I remember when Sean Woods hit that floater and thinking: OK, we're gonna lose.

There was chaos and when we came to the sidelines, Coach K was yelling: 'We're gonna win the game! We're gonna win the game!’ He drew up that play that we had practiced and everybody's kinda thinking, like, no way. But he keeps saying, 'We're gonna win this game.'

Grant made an unbelievable pass. Christian made an unbelievable catch.

And Christian, he's turning in slow motion and I'm like: Shoot the ball! Shoot the ball!!

And I was under the basket when it happened. When he shot it, I looked up and it looked like it was gonna go short. I kind of got set up for the rebound but it caught the inside of the rim and it went in. And I just collapsed.

People always ask me if I'm Thomas (Hill). Thomas is the one has his hands on his head, crying. I say: No, I'm the one on the ground doing 'the Curly Shuffle.'

Was there any chance of a letdown following that game and that finish?

Lang: Well, we adjusted right away because we were playing Indiana. And Indiana was a tough, tough team.

We had a week between, so Coach got us back down to earth – QUICKLY. There were some tough practices that week.

And then we played Michigan, the Fab Five. We knew he had to play well to compete with them. You look at that team. Look at Jalen (Rose), you look at Juwan (Howard), you look at Chris (Webber). Jimmy (King). Ray (Jackson).

The first half, they put it to us a little bit. The second half, we did pretty well.

But they were a great team. They changed a lot in basketball -- about how players are perceived. And I have a lot of respect for them. There was a lot written back then, but it was all fun. We were fortunate to play them and fortunate to beat them.

Everything sort of changed for Duke after that. They became the Yankees of college hoops.

Lang: It's crazy. I went overseas for 13 years. I came back, everybody hated Duke!

At the time, the big boys were North Carolina, because of the history. Coach Smith, all the players that played there. Charlie Black. Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Bob McAdoo. North Carolina was the powerhouse and we were the ones trying to catch up with them.

But we weren't hated. I mean, not at the time.

Will teams or tournaments ever be like they were back in your day?

Lang: Well, the league's going younger and we've picked a lot of good players from college.

We all want the glory days. I'm talking about when the Big East was the Big East. Georgetown, Seton Hall, Villanova. When Louisville was Louisville. But those guys stayed there for three, four years – and we'll probably never see that again.

The Tournament is still exciting. Duke is still Duke. But overall, it's not quite the same.

But I was blessed. I tell people all the time, I'm blessed, I'm fortunate. A kid born in South Carolina, raised in Mobile, Alabama, and I just get blessed every year.

Back then, I was just lucky: I was in the right place at the right time and lucky to be a part of it.

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Tournament Tales ... with Antonio Lang

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Lefty Sharpshooter Recalls His Huge Shooting Night in Upset Bid Against Maryland

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
3/8/20 | Cavs.com

This past Saturday night, not long after the Wine &amp; Gold stung the Nuggets at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, injured rookie Dylan Windler watched Belmont University knock off Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in the Cavs trainer’s room.

One year earlier, Windler’s Bruins dropped the OVC title game to the odds-on favorite to win Rookie of the Year, Ja Morant, and his Murray State Racers.

In the end, both mid-majors both reached the Big Dance.

As OVC champs, Morant’s 12th-seeded Murray State squad stunned 5th-seeded Marquette in the opening round behind the eventually No. 2 overall pick’s triple-double. Windler’s squad had a tougher road to the Tourney – having to top Temple in the First Four in Dayton before reaching the Tournament as an 11th seed – where they’d take on Bruno Fernando, Jalen Smith and the Maryland Terrapins in the First Round.

Temple made it a point to deny Windler – the OVC’s leader in both three-point shooting and rebounding – in the play-in game in Dayton. But there was nothing Maryland could do to stop the lefty sharpshooter when Belmont reached the Tourney.

In that tough two-point opening round loss, Windler went off for a game-high 35 points – going 11-for-23 from the floor, including 7-of-14 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 from the stripe, doubling-up with a team-high 11 boards and a pair of steals.

As a senior, the Indiana native – who can mash a golf ball 350 yards – was one of just three Division I players to average 20.0 points and 10.0 boards and one of just three seniors selected in the first round of last year’s Draft – going No. 26 overall to the Cavaliers.

As Cleveland gears up for the Mid-American Conference Championship later this week at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Tournament Tales roll on – today focusing on the story of another mid-major and the two-sport shooting star who took them to the Dance …

Dylan Windler and Ja Morant had some major collegiate duels before meeting up at the next level.
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How did Indiana college hoops let you get out of state to play for Belmont?

Dylan Windler:  (laughs) A lot of people have asked me that over the years.

The best answer I can give is just that I was a big golfer in high school, so I really didn't take AAU seriously until my last year.

After my junior year, I still wanted to try golf, but I started to have a really good basketball season in my junior year, and I wanted to try the AAU thing and see where it would go. I didn't have many offers at that point, so I thought: I'll try it out, get on a team and see where it takes me.

So I got on a really good team in the Indiana Elite, and I wasn't really playing a whole lot. And some AAU teams, they've been together for, like ten-plus years.

I was just coming off the bench. And then there was this one tournament where three or four of the top guys got invited to a camp – and I got to start that whole weekend; it was the Adidas May Classic in Indianapolis.

It was is a big tournament and I wound up killing it, I played really well. And I went from getting my first offer that weekend to like, 15, Division I offers. They were all mid-majors, mostly in the Midwest – and Belmont was one of them. I got recruited only for like two or three months, and it was before the AAU circuit was even over that summer, and I ended up choosing Belmont.

Windler: Probably the visit and then, honestly, Coach Byrd. He's obviously a heck of a coach – and I knew that coaching security is kind of a nice thing going into college, knowing that they're not going to change coaches, forcing you to transfer or something like that.

They had a winning program and I visited school and it was amazing. And all the guys on the team were great, so I knew it was a good fit.

Until what point did you think golf would be your predominant sport?

Windler: I would say probably in middle school and then for sure in early high school. I thought that golf was going to be how I got to college on a scholarship. I took it very seriously.

I was practicing constantly. I would play three, four hours a day and I would play every day. I was practicing, I started to take lessons. I was just taking it very, very seriously.

And then during the summer, for golf, you've got to play tournaments every weekend. And that was a two- or three-day thing every weekend. So, I wasn't able to focus on both.

I was still playing high school ball, but golf was my passion at that point.

But I just kept getting better at basketball, started working on that and saw that I had a lot of potential in that area. I did the AAU thing and it just took off from there.

What’s the experience like, chasing a Tournament bid coming from a mid-major conference?

Windler: Belmont had been to the Tournament quite a few times before I got there. Ian Clark made it, I think, two or three times. So they had some really good teams. But for me, it was my first time in the Tournament.

My freshman and sophomore year, we won the regular season, wound up getting the 1-seed and ended up losing in the Conference tournament. It's just really hard in our Conference. Even if you run through the regular season, other teams get hot and there's really no teams that you can just roll over.

And even in my senior year, this past year, we won the regular season and ended up losing to Murray State in the championship.

Obviously, they had a really good team, with Ja Morant and everything, and we we're fortunate enough to slide in with at-large bid.

"All the shots you've taken in practice, all the shots you shoot in the gym, you're looking for THAT rhythm. And I caught it that game. That's the thing you try to get back every time you play. That's the feeling you want. "

Dylan Windler, on how he felt shooting against Maryland

How was the atmosphere at the First Four play-in game in Dayton?

Windler: It was it was actually really crazy, especially when we got there. I remember pulling up to the arena and it was just packed. You could see the whole parking lot when you're pulling up and it was just jam-packed.

And I think it's a really cool thing for the city. They do it every single year, so it's something to look forward to. It's a really good little place to play and they have a really cool atmosphere.

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