ESPN.com Gets Stanford's Mike Montgomery and Tulsa's Bill Self for Exclusive Final Four Analysis and Chats.Sports & Chat Editors/College Basketball Writers & Columnists NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--March 30, 2000 Stanford coach Mike Montgomery, whose Cardinal sat atop the men's college basketball rankings for much of this season, and Tulsa coach Bill Self, who led the Hurricanes to the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament's Elite Eight, join ESPN.com this weekend as expert analysts from the men's basketball Final Four in Indianapolis. ESPN.com is part of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO). Montgomery and Self will break down the match ups in Saturday's national semifinal games and Monday night's championship, analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, coaching and pet plays of each team. The duo will also chat with ESPN.com users Friday and again on Monday, just hours before the title game. "Having two of the country's finest coaches adds unique depth to our already comprehensive college basketball coverage," said John Marvel, vice president and executive editor of ESPN.com. "Our users have benefited all season from the insights of Andy Katz, Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas. With Mike and Bill providing inside analysis from guys who understand the tournament and what it's like to be there on the bench, ESPN.com continues its tradition of being 'the' place for college hoops on the Internet." Montgomery was the Pac-10 Coach of the Year after leading Stanford to a 27-4 record. The Cardinal were the No. 1 seed in the South Region, but lost to eventual Final Four participant North Carolina in the round of 32. Self led Tulsa to a 32-5 record and was named WAC WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. Coach of the Year. The Golden Hurricane advanced to the South Region final, where they also were a victim of the Tar Heels. ESPN.com is part of GO.com (NYSE:GO), the Internet business of The Walt Disney Company. GO.com manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including the GO.com portal, which specializes in the areas of entertainment, recreation and leisure, as well as ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, Family.com, ESPN.com, ESPNstore.com, EXPN EXPN Expand .com, Mr. Showbiz, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com and NFL.com. Steven M. Bornstein is the chairman of GO.com, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, California, with operations in Sunnyvale, California, Seattle, New York, Bristol, Connecticut, and London. |
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