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Ex-Iona Prep Star Comes Up Big In Final As UVa Takes First NCAA Title Ex-Iona Prep Star Comes Up Big In Final As UVa Takes First NCAA Title
Ex-Iona Prep Star Comes Up Big In Final As UVa Takes First NCAA Title A former area high school basketball star went from worst to first, helping to lead the University of Virginia to its first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Iona Prep graduate Ty Jerome had one shining moment, then a second shining moment, and several more en route to leading the top-seeded Cavaliers to the title, taking down the third-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders 85-77 in an overtime thriller Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. A year ago, Jerome and his teammates became the first top seed to lose to a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament. On Monday, they cut do…

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