Some of the biggest names in the history of college basketball got their starts at one of the schools who will play in the 2019 NCAA Tournament Final Four.
As the regional finals came to and end and all four Final Four tickets were punched, fans and media members around the country started to notice and forecast the impact of a Final Four without a true blue-blood program. Michigan State is obviously the closest remaining program to that status, but they certainly aren’t Duke, Kansas, Kentucky or North Carolina.
As a result, many are expecting the interest and subsequent ratings for the 2019 Final Four to be lower than they have been in recent years.
Be that as it may, basketball purists and anyone who pays attention beyond just a casual capacity knows and understands each of the four remaining programs’ place in the history of the sport. Each school is responsible for producing a household name in the sport of basketball, and there’s a pretty good chance that all four of these legends make an appearance in Minneapolis this weekend.
Here are the most famous basketball alumni for each team in the 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four.