Column: Remembering Final Four that never was in the A-T-L
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2019, file photo, Dayton head coach Anthony Grant, left, speaks with Obi Toppin (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake, in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin and Grant have claimed top honors from The Associated Press after leading the Flyers to a No. 3 final ranking. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year. Grant is the AP coach of the year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2019, file photo, Dayton head coach Anthony Grant, left, speaks with Obi Toppin (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake, in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin and Grant have claimed top honors from The Associated Press after leading the Flyers to a No. 3 final ranking. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year. Grant is the AP coach of the year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Mar. 24, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
FILE - In this Feb 1, 2020, file photo, Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) drives to the basket against St. Louis forward Jimmy Bell Jr. (32) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble, File)

FILE - In this Feb 1, 2020, file photo, Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) drives to the basket against St. Louis forward Jimmy Bell Jr. (32) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble, File)

Mar. 24, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
FILE - In this April 8, 2013, file photo, Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) walks off the court as confetti falls on Louisville players, including Russ Smith (2), Luke Hancock (11), Stephan Van Treese (44) and Zach Price (25), after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game in Atlanta. The Final Four teams would've been in Atlanta, Friday, April 3, 2020, getting in their final practices for Saturday's semifinal games. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

FILE - In this April 8, 2013, file photo, Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) walks off the court as confetti falls on Louisville players, including Russ Smith (2), Luke Hancock (11), Stephan Van Treese (44) and Zach Price (25), after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game in Atlanta. The Final Four teams would've been in Atlanta, Friday, April 3, 2020, getting in their final practices for Saturday's semifinal games. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Apr. 03, 2020 03:23 PM EDT
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, The Mercedes-Benz stadium is shown prior to the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff game between LSU and Oklahoma in Atlanta. The Final Four teams would've been in Atlanta, getting in their final practices for Saturday's semifinal games. The $1.5 billion stadium, a retractable-roof wonder normally used for football and soccer, would have undergone a hasty reconfiguration to essentially construct a new lower deck stretching all the way to courtside. Those seats would've been filled with 80,000 fans. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, The Mercedes-Benz stadium is shown prior to the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff game between LSU and Oklahoma in Atlanta. The Final Four teams would've been in Atlanta, getting in their final practices for Saturday's semifinal games. The $1.5 billion stadium, a retractable-roof wonder normally used for football and soccer, would have undergone a hasty reconfiguration to essentially construct a new lower deck stretching all the way to courtside. Those seats would've been filled with 80,000 fans. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File)

Apr. 03, 2020 03:19 PM EDT
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2019, file photo, Dayton guard Trey Landers (3) scores in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, in Chicago. This will always be remembered as the Final Four that never was, called off because of the coronavirus outbreak and one of the most sobering reminders of what this pandemic has cost the world of sports. “I wish that all of this was just a dream I could wake up from," senior guard Trey Landers tweeted after the shocking word came down three weeks ago that the season was over. "Wish I could play one more game with my brothers.” (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2019, file photo, Dayton guard Trey Landers (3) scores in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, in Chicago. This will always be remembered as the Final Four that never was, called off because of the coronavirus outbreak and one of the most sobering reminders of what this pandemic has cost the world of sports. “I wish that all of this was just a dream I could wake up from," senior guard Trey Landers tweeted after the shocking word came down three weeks ago that the season was over. "Wish I could play one more game with my brothers.” (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Apr. 03, 2020 03:26 PM EDT
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) dunks as North Texas' Javion Hamlet (3) looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) dunks as North Texas' Javion Hamlet (3) looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Mar. 24, 2020 11:56 AM EDT