Kansas Wildcats Set to Reclaim Big 12 Crown with Predictable Success!
"Built for the tournament." Why one college basketball expert likes Arizona and the Big 12 in this March Madness.
Fran Franschilla ’s job calling Big 12 games gives him a front-row seat to the best action in college basketball , but that’s where he stops you. Don’t label broadcasting Big 12 hoops work. “They pay me to travel, not to work,” Fraschilla, ESPN's veteran color commentator and a former coach, says affably.
“I’ve been blessed, because I’ve watched the league grow up over 20 years. ” Along the way, Fraschilla became ESPN’s voice of the Big 12 and an unofficial conference advocate. It’s easy to advocate for the Big 12 in a season when the conference supplied peak entertainment and premier performance.
The SEC led all conferences with 10 NCAA Tournament bids, a show of its depth, but ball-knowers recognize the best batch of hoops lived inside the Big 12. Now, to back that up on the final exam that is the NCAA Tournament. Bold predictions: Best March Madness upset picks, Final Four sleeper Toppmeyer: If Jon Scheyer feels any Duke pressure, at least Coach K can relate The Big 12 earned eight bids.
Fraschilla counts three with Final Four potential: No. 1 seed Arizona and No. 2 seeds Houston and Iowa State.
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