INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Nolan Smith did it for his dad.
Thirty years after his late father won a national championship in this city, Nolan Smith and his Duke teammates won their own title, beating Butler 61-59 on Monday night.
Derek Smith was a sophomore forward on the Louisville team that beat UCLA 59-54 in 1980. Nolan Smith is a junior guard who matched his father’s accomplishment.
Nolan Smith has kept his father’s championship ring with him. Now he has his own.
About 5 hours before Nolan Smith had 13 points and four assists in the game that gave Duke its fourth national championship, he sent a tweet letting everyone know who was on his mind:
“Family here we gooo!! Dad 43 got the best seat in the house!, mom, syd, curt,lex! I love yall!! Time to go to work! `This is it’ Duke!!”
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