HC May delivers great quote after FAU reaches Final Four

Florida Atlantic players dump confetti on head coach Dusty May following their 79-76 victory against the Kansas State Wildcats in an NCAA tournament East Regional final at Madison Square Garden. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

HC Dusty May delivers great quote after FAU reaches Final Four

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 3/25/23

FAU is putting together a historic run in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and their head coach Dusty May is keeping things in perspective.

Florida Atlantic beat Kansas State 79-76 in their East Region final game at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The win was FAU’s fourth of the tournament and sends them to the Final Four, which isn’t bad for a school that hadn’t won a single NCAA Tournament game prior to this year.

Even on Saturday night, the announcers made it sounds like Kansas State was the only team playing. The Wildcats and point guard Markquis Nowell seemed to be the sole focus. But it was FAU that came out on top.

May seemed to recognize that the focus was on other teams. He joked after the game that he expected prognosticators to pick FAU to finish fifth in the Final Four.

FAU coach Dusty May after beating Kansas State: “I expect the prognosticators to pick us fifth in the Final Four”

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) March 26, 2023

“I expect the prognosticators to pick us fifth in the Final Four,” May said.

FAU was picked to finish fifth in their conference before the season. They ended up storming through their conference with an 18-2 record. They are currently 35-3, which is the best record among the teams left in the tournament.

FAU will face the winner of the Creighton-San Diego State game in the Final Four.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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