The Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team is enjoying a breakthrough year. The Owls were ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time, they had a nation’s best 20-game winning streak, and now, they’re remarkably playing in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, which puts the Owls at an elite level.
Not bad for a university not known too much outside of South Florida and team that had only been in the NCAA Tournament once before, in 2002.
Now that the Owls (35-3) are playing in the national semifinals against San Diego State (31-6) at 6 p.m. Saturday in Houston, it’s time to brush up on the local team so you can have a conversation with the person next to you at the bar or at a watch party — or be able to talk smack with San Diego State fans on social media.
