Mark WiedmerNASHVILLE – Until Villanova’s Kris Jenkins hit the shot that rocked North Carolina at the horn to win last spring’s NCAA tournament title game, it could be argued that Bryce Drew owned the second-most famous game-winner in the history of March Madness, right behind some guy from Duke named Laettner.
And there is no denying that Drew’s 3-pointer to lift Valparaiso past Ole Miss in the first round of the 1998 NCAA tournament will be long remembered and revered by hoops junkies of a certain age.
“But I’ve had zero recruits ask me about it,” said Drew, who replaced Kevin Stallings as the Vanderbilt men’s basketball coach in April after Stallings surprisingly left for Pittsburgh. “It’s too far removed from them.”
His current Commodores somewhat agree.
“I was aware of the shot,” said Luke Kornet. “He’s never talked about it, though.”