This will be the ninth consecutive Final Four that will not feature either the Louisville, Kentucky or Indiana basketball programs — other than the University of Louisville stat crew, a talented group that started providing its services in 1969.

Considering the University of Louisville men’s basketball team lost a game that I screamed they absolutely had to win at DePaul Saturday, you’re probably wondering if this column was lifted from The Onion — or dated 04/01/23.

Remember Jemarl Baker?