DETROIT –– This was supposed to be the year of the Big East.
It was supposed to be the year that one of the conference’s many powerhouse teams won a national championship.
Or at least had an opportunity to play for one.
Instead, North Carolina of the ACC and Michigan State of the Big 10 will meet for the NCAA title Monday night at Ford Field. Roy Williams and the Tar Heels (33-4) are seeking their fifth national championship, while Tom Izzo and the Spartans (31-6) are looking for their third.
So, what exactly happened to the studs of the bad old Big East?
And read the feature on North Carolina wing Danny Green of Long Island here. Green and his father have reunited at the Final Four after Green Sr. missed last year’s event because of legal problems.
