Former Wildcats coach helped Kentucky get regional before leaving, bracket coming out soon as coach Monty Patel scrambles to scoop up needed cash for first round at Butler
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Monty Patel, head coach of Team Arkansas in The Basketball Tournament, has several questions he would like to have answered.
3. Is Arkansas Razorbacks coach John Calipari willing to bring a regional of the TBT to Fayetteville next season like he did in helping La Familia, a team made of Kentucky alumni, get a regional in Lexington this year?earlier this week, the idea of doing this is two-fold. Hosting brings in a new source of revenue for the team so it doesn't have to rely so heavily on sponsorship to meet basic needs.
He even has a venue in mind that might breathe life into a facility in need of additional use beyond hosting the Razorbacks' less high profile gymnastics meets on the schedule. Team Arkansas advanced to the regional final where the Wichita-based host team, Aftershocks, hit a three late to keep Arkansas from advancing to championship week in front of over 9,000 in the 10,000-seat Koch Arena. For those unfamiliar with TBT, it's a 64-team NCAA Tournament style format, so Arkansas essentially lost in a heartbreaker in the Sweet 16.
Fortunately for Patel, Mickelson didn't follow suit by joining up with Kansas players instead of going all in on Arkansas. He left for the Hogs for Kansas in 2013 and currently helps Patel with coaching at eStem High School. Hogs fans will also see plenty of familiar faces with the Kentucky team Calipari helped make possible. With hosting revenue creating cash for former Wildcats players to pocket in case they don't win the $1 million in the championship game, La Familia landed the likes of Eric Bledsoe, Deron Lamb and Willie Cauley-Stein.
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