My Saturday, April 6, column from CBS Chicago …
(CBS) Chicago doesn’t have a basketball team in the Final Four.
But it almost always seems that there’s some Chicago in the Final Four’s basketball teams. And this year is no different.
So, with the national semifinal games set to tip off in Atlanta Saturday evening, here are some Chicago-related reasons to pay attention to all four teams involved from Michigan and Syracuse to Louisville and Wichita State.
Michigan: Tim Hardaway
The University of Michigan’s standout junior swingman Tim Hardaway Jr., grew up in Miami. But his namesake is pure Chicago.
Born in 1966 and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Tim Hardaway Sr. was the son of a city mail carrier and Donald Hardaway, a city playground star. At South Shore Park, Tim went on to become a playground legend himself, where as a diminutive point guard his playing style was compared to Windy City great Isaiah Thomas.
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