More than anyone or anything, it was the recruitment of Paolo Banchero that carried Coach K on his magical Farewell Tour to Saturday night’s historic Final Four showdown with North Carolina.
Banchero, who has a chance to be the first-overall pick in the NBA draft, visited Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Gonzaga and Tennessee before he cast his lot with Coach K … with the help of Breakfast at Coach K’s.
Over the first four games of the Tournament, Paolo averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. During the season, he was 17.1/7.7/3.2. Rhonda played basketball at the University of Washington and was drafted into the WNBA and played in the ABL and overseas. Mario was a tight end at Washington.
As a 6-foot-10, 250-pound shot creator with versatility, Paolo would love to be the belle of the NBA ball over Jabari Smith and Chet Holmgren. “I think to a degree,” Mario said. “He wants to win. When he went into college, he wanted to be Player of the Year, he wanted to be All-American, he wanted to be the No. 1 pick, all of these things. And he believes he is those things. He has a high level of confidence. They all sit just under winning a national championship.
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