Robert Lee's plan for Sunday - known in college basketball circles as Selection Sunday - included traveling to Houston to watch the Rockets and L.A. Lakers fight for sole possession of first place in the NBA's Western Conference.
Normally, though, Lee would have been glued to the television on Selection Sunday as the NCAA Tournament field of 65 was revealed. There's nothing quite like the NCAA Tournament, and the fourth-year head coach should know since the Cajuns have made the "Big Dance" three times during his 12 years with the program.
"When you have tasted the NCAA Tournament as a coach and as a fan, there's nothing like it," Lee said. "When you're not a part of it after being there, it's a very difficult experience to go through."
That said, Lee knows where he wants to be this time next year: Holding a Selection Sunday party with his players and coaches in UL's student union anxiously awaiting the Cajuns' first-round pairing for the start of March Madness.
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Joshua Parrott
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