Who wins in a fight of the Last 4 schools’

The Final Four is set, and it doesn’t look like last year’s national semifinals. Or any other year’s, honestly.Last year, North Carolina, Duke, Kansas and Villanova all battled for the nationwide title. This year, UConn, SDSU, Florida Atlantic or Miami will leave Houston with a national championship Monday night at NRG Stadium.Well, we had an

idea as all the mayhem unfolded: What if we created a dream team for each Final 4 squad?We decided to restrict our teams to players who competed over the last twenty years( 2002-03 to 2022-23). Sorry, 1990s athletes. You were great. We understand. However limits are an excellent thing.After we assembled the teams, we decided to

ask another question: What if they played each other!.?.!? We utilized this weekend’s matches as our pairings for

this imaginary exercise. We’re particular people won’t be ludicrous about this.Enjoy.The teams Among the most dominant huge males in current college basketball history, Emeka Okafor is an apparent pick for an all-time UConn team. Sporting News/Sporting News/Getty Images UConn Huskies Editor’s Picks 2 Related PG Kemba Walker(2008-2011; 16.8 PPG, 4.1 APG, 1.7 SPG)SG Ben Gordon(2001-2004; 16.9 PPG

, 42%from 3)SF Rudy Gay(2004-2006;

13.6 PPG, 38%from 3)PF Emeka Okafor( 2001-2004; 13.8 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 4.3 BPG )C Hasheem Thabeet(2006-2009; 10.3 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.2 BPG )Head coach: Jim Calhoun (1986-2012; 625-243 at
UConn, 3 championship games)Anchored by Okafor, one of the best college players in NCAA history, Jim Calhoun’s team
will be stacked at every area with a future lottery choice and 3 players who led their teams to championship games (Walker, Gordon, Okafor). With 2 standard big guys, this group could get captured in inequalities on defense versus a team that plays a more modern-day, small-ball design of basketball. But they also have a frustrating collection of elite guards, a legitimate college basketball super star and a couple of protective erasers who will create problems for any opposing all-star team that could be assembled over the previous twenty years. Dirty Might, together with Alijah Martin, made history for FAU by not simply winning the school’s first NCAA competition game, but also taking theOwls to the Last 4. Al Bello/Getty Images Florida Atlantic Owls PG/SG Greg Gantt(2009-2013; 16.3 PPG, 37%from 3)SG Alijah Martin(2020-present; 11.3 PPG, 38%from 3)SF Johnell Davis(2020-present; 8.7 PPG,4.4 RPG) M PF Mike Bell(2003-2005

; 18.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.0 BPG)C Vladislav Goldin( 2021-present; 8.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.2 BPG)Head coach: Dusty May( 2018-present; 101-59 at FAU, first Last Four in school history)It’s only reasonable that three members of the very first FAU group to win an NCAA competition game, also the very first FAU group to reach the Last 4, remain in this all-time beginning lineup. Davis, Martin and Goldin provide the stimulate, cohesiveness and familiarity for May’s team that will be the underdog in this field, too. However with Bell, the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in 2005, and Gantt, a scoring machine who played more shooting guard than point guard, these Owls will have the size and offending burst they need to remain competitive. Steve Fisher led the Aztecs to numerous regular-season and Mountain West competition championships. Kent C. Horner/Getty Images San Diego State Aztecs PG Malachi Flynn(2019-2020; 17.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 37%from 3)SG

Matt Bradley(2021-present; 14.6 PPG, 38 %from 3) SF Jamaal Franklin( 2010-2013; 13.7 PPG, 7.0 RPG)
PF Kawhi Leonard (2009-2011; 14.1 PPG, 10.2 RPG)
C Malcolm Thomas (2009-2011; 11.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG,
1.8 BPG)Head coach: Steve Fisher (1999-2017; 386-209 at SDSU, 8 Mountain West conference titles)Fisher’s shot to advance in this version of the Last 4 centers on the existence of Leonard, an AP All-American second-teamer in 2011 and

a future NBA super star. However Flynn, who led SDSU to a 30-2 record throughout the 2019-2020 season that ended without an NCAA tournament, runs a group filled with high-level factors at every position and veterans. Fisher likewise has the ambidexterity to play a style that puts a playmaker and ball handler at four areas, and the size to switch defensive matches when essential. Current Walking sticks players Norchad Omier and Isaiah Wong would anchor Miami’s all-time Final Four squad. Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire Miami Hurricanes PG Shane Larkin(2011-2013; 11.2 PPG, 38%from 3)G Lonnie Walker(2017-2018; 11.5 PPG)G/F Isaiah Wong(2019-present; 14.1 PPG, 81%from the free throw line)F Bruce Brown(2016-2018; 11.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.4 SPG )C Norchad Omier

(2022-present; 13.3 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 1.2 BPG )Head coach: Jim Larrañaga(2011-present;
255-148 at Miami, 2023 Final 4) With this team, Larrañaga can call a great deal of
the very same plays and plans he’s utilized to lead the 2022-23 Walking sticks to the first Last Four in school history. Larkin, a former second-team All-American, is one the very best point guards we have actually seen over the past decade, while Brown and Walker

were both strong college players, too. Include Omier, whom Kelvin Sampson called the hardest post player Houston faced this season, and Wong, the 2023 ACC Player of the Year, and Larrañaga will have a team that can run the flooring and hold its own on defense.The matches National semifinal No. 1: UConn vs. Miami Larrañaga’s squad is developed to complete

in the modern small-ball period. His squad would look a lot like this year’s group, and try to press the pace on UConn and play a physical style against the 6-foot Walker and the 6-3 Gordon. However this Huskies team, to quote Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang, just has “more men.”Calhoun has All-Americans and future NBA lottery choices. Even if Wong– who can do everything at 6-4– develops some defensive difficulties with his dexterity and ability, especially in shift, the Hurricanes can’t safeguard Okafor individually on the other side. Brown will be the best specific defender on the floor, but the Huskies will win this one with a dominant effort.Score forecast: UConn 89, Miami 73 National semifinal No. 2: FAU vs San Diego State The durability of this FAU group has been its biggest strength. The Owls have three members of a Last 4 group that beat every challenger this season. The addition of Bell and Gantt will help them offensively versus this SDSU

team. However the Owls will not have an answer for Leonard, who will have his method with May’s all-time team. Keep in mind, the SDSU version of Leonard is a dominant post player and one of the very best protective players in America. Flynn is much better than any player FAU has, too. Franklin and Bradley– the latter is one of the catalysts for this year’s Last 4 run– will get open appearances, too. Plus, all of these SDSU stars used remarkable defensive teams. This is a lopsided win for SDSU.Score forecast: SDSU 77, FAU 63 National Championship:

SDSU vs. UConn Now, this might be fun. Both

all-time groups have gaps in their defensive capabilities. This SDSU squad can stretch the floor with Flynn and Bradley, who both made a minimum of 37 %of their 3-point attempts in their college careers. Okafor’s efforts to guard Leonard, who hadn’t discovered his 3-point rhythm as a college player, will require a great deal of energy. Then, SDSU players will work to get open looks on the perimeter and attack the paint.But the latter is an issue. Because Thabeet doesn’t play that rubbish.

He is among the greatest shot-blocking, shot-altering savants of the last 20 years. And with this group, it’s his only job. Plus, Gordon and Gay are explosive professional athletes, and their collective capability to push the pace on fast breaks with Walker will be a fantastic obstacle for SDSU– which still needs a strategy to guard Okafor, among the dominant huge males in current college basketball history. Both groups are great. The concern is, this all-time SDSU group’s list of obstacles in this game is much longer than this all-time UConn group’s. Rating prediction: UConn 83, SDSU 73