Michigan and Louisville played the last game of the College Basketball season last night and it was a fitting end as an unbelievable College Basketball season is in the books. Louisville defeated Michigan 82-76 to win the National Championship as Rick Pitino captured his elusive title, becoming the first coach to win a National Championship at two schools, Kentucky in 1996 and now Louisville this year. You can't have a better week than Rick Pitino had, winning a National Championship, being elected into the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and his son, Richard Pitino got the head coaching job at Minnesota, after former Kentucky head coach Tubby Smith was fired. Pitino's horse is also heading to the Kentucky Derby and he's also getting a tattoo. Louisville's National Championship brings two straight National Championships to the state of Kentucky as the Kentucky Wildcats won it last year behind John Calipari. Louisville's run to a National Championship was led with emotion, as guard Kevin Ware suffered a broken leg in their Elite 8 game against Duke. This year's National Championship showed a lot of heart from Louisville, as nothing seemed to stop them as they finished their storied year with 15 straight wins. After the game, Pitino said that he had the 13 toughest guys he ever coached.
AP and Naismith Player of the Year, Trey Burke and Michigan fell short of a National Championship. Spike Albrecht had an incredible first half off the bench as he was one of the unsung heroes for Michigan, as he had 17 of Michigan's 33 points at the half. But in the end, Louisville was too much with the explosive guard play with Peyton Siva and the hot shooting of Luke Hancock, who carried Louisville with 22 points.
Another season of College Basketball is in the books, and this was one to be remembered with upsets, fantastic finishes, and history happening in this year's NCAA Tournament with a 15 seed making it into the Sweet 16, thank you for the ride Florida Gulf Coast. But Louisville was the team to beat in this year's tournament, and Rick Pitino has captured an historic title. This incredible season is in the books, what will next year bring?
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