2021 NCAA Tournament players, coaches have Greater Cincinnati ties

The 2021 NCAA Tournament will include players and coaches with Greater Cincinnati connections, including the following:

Pat Kelsey (Elder HS, Xavier University) - Winthrop (South Region No. 12) head coach

Bob Huggins (former UC Bearcats head coach) - West Virginia (Midwest Region No. 3) head coach

Mark Schmidt (former Xavier assistant coach) - St. Bonaventure (East Region No. 9) head coach

Louis Orr (Withrow HS, former Xavier assistant coach) - Georgetown (East Region No. 12) assistant coach

Mick Cronin (former UC Bearcats head coach) - UCLA (East First Four) head coach

Darren Savino (former UC Bearcats assistant coach) - UCLA (East First Four) associate head coach

Bino Ranson (former Xavier assistant coach) - Maryland (East Region No. 10) assistant coach

Zach Farquhar (Sycamore HS) - Liberty (Midwest Region No. 13) grad assistant