Simply put, St. Joseph's ran out of good people. That won't happen against Cincinnati. Head coach Bob Huggins has a stable of good big men that should match up well with Stanford. Huggins, whose program has the best record in college basketball over the past six seasons, has plenty of other good players, including sophomore guard Kenny Satterfield. Huggins, in his 20th year at Cincinnati, has fashioned a 25-9 record this season in what might be his best coaching job.
Some background is needed on the Bearcats.
Huggins had the best team in the country last year until center Kenyon Martin fractured his leg in the Conference USA Tournament. The Bearcats eventually lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Martin was the first player taken in the NBA draft, by the New Jersey Nets. But Huggins also had two other starters who got drafted. For any program to lose three starters to the NBA and reach the Sweet 16 the following year represents quite a coaching feat.