Coach K Backs Florida's Title Defense

0:00On March 16, legendary Duke Coach Mike Krzyszewski believes Florida basketball has what it takes to win back-to-back national championships. As one of just three coaches to pull that off in the last 50 years, he sees a lot of promise in Todd Golden Squad as they kick off their title, defense in the tournament. The key for Florida, according to Coach K, lies in their four experienced forwards who bring championship pedigree and dominate the boards. By rebounding edge, gives them a real shot to go all the way again. Coach K drew from his own success at Duke, where after their first title in 1991, he told his players to forget defending and just. Chase the next one. He feels Florida is in that same pursuit mode right now. Until their most recent loss, the gators were on fire, one of the hottest teams around. A potential showdown with Houston in the Elite 8 would be a battle of bicks, but they're ready for it. Florida tips off Friday, March 20th at 9.25pm on TNT against the winner of that plane between

1:01Prairie View A&M and Lehigh should be an exciting start to see if they can repeat the magic.