Florida’s Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988
Golden, 39, is also the youngest coach to win it all since the tournament expanded into its current structure in 1985
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Fast Forward Just 1 Jewish coach still in NCAA title contention as Todd Golden’s Florida faces Houston in men’s basketball final
But Houston features an Israeli-born guard, Emanuel Sharp, who played for Israel’s under-16 national team
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Fast Forward The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches
Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer and Todd Golden will all compete for the March Madness championship
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All three No. 1 seeds that are coached by Jews in the NCAA men’s tournament are headed to the Sweet Sixteen
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Fast Forward Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments
The men’s basketball teams at Duke, Auburn and Florida all have Jewish coaches, as does USC’s women’s team
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