I'll always remember how tough we hung for 32 minutes with No. 5 (now No. 1) Villanova and its nucleus of Jenkins, Arcidiacono, Hart and Ochefu two years ago.

Though the kids struggled with their shots, they made me so proud with how hard they competed in the face of tall odds.

In some ways, that seems like a long time ago and in other ways it feels like just yesterday!