SONOFAGUN, HE'S BETTER

MIKE BIBBY OF ARIZONA WINS THE FINAL FOUR 25 YEARS AFTER HIS FATHER DID

He is the first freshman point guard to lead his team to college basketball's national championship. In Arizona's inspiring 84-79 overtime victory over defending champion Kentucky in the final in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 31, he scored 19 points, assisted on four baskets and even led his team in rebounds with nine. "He is a special one," says Dean Smith, coach of the North Carolina team Arizona beat in the semifinals. He is Mike Bibby, son of--Virginia Bibby.

Bibby wasn't the only reason why his team pleasantly surprised college basketball by beating three No. 1 seeds on its way to the...

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