Final Four

I'm so excited to watch the Final Four basketball games tonight, especially the Ohio State vs. Georgetown one.

Overall, no matter what happens with the Buckeyes, I think what I'm going to remember most about this year's tournament is how many friggin' athletes have fathers who were professional athletes. It's a ridiculous amount. During every game, it seemed the commentators were showing some former professional athlete in the stands who was there rooting on his son.

Off the top of my head:
Jeremiah Rivers, Georgetown, son of former NBA player and current NBA coach "Doc" Rivers
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, son of former NBA player Patrick Ewing
Yoakim Noah, Florida, son of former tennis star Yannick Noah
Al Horford, Florida, son of former NBA player Tito Horford
Taurean Green, Florida, son of former NBA player Sidney Green
Mike Conley, Jr., Ohio State, son of Olympic Gold medalist Mike Conley, Sr.
Jason Chappell, Wisconsin, son of former NBA player Len Chappell
D.J. Strawberry, Maryland, son of former MLB player Darryl Strawberry
Austin Ainge, Brigham Young, son of former NBA player Danny Ainge
Stephen Curry, Davidson, son of former NBA player Dell Curry
Deron Washington, Virginia Tech, son of former NFL player Lionel Washington
Harrison Smith, Texas, son of former NFL player Doug Smith
Gerald Henderson, Jr., Duke, son of former NBA player Gerald Henderson, Sr.
Wesley Matthews, Marquette, son of former NBA player Wes Matthews


Okay, and that's just off the top of my head from the games I watched or heard about. I'm sure there are more. It also doesn't count the number of guys who have dads who are college or pro basketball coaches (like Ryan Ayers, Notre Dame, son of former Ohio State and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Randy Ayers) . Of course, it makes sense that a kid with professional athlete blood in his veins would do well in sports himself; it's just surprising to me how many are all playing at once and made it to the NCAA tournament.