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Come Fan with UsSaturday, June 20, 2026

Ranking Final Four duos, an Oregon victory lap, and a Malik Monk eulogy

This has somehow turned into a Sindarius Thornwell love letter and that’s okay.

On our post-Elite 8 episode of Wake Up, College Basketball, we attempt to answer the following questions with 100 percent accuracy and complete shameless bias:

• Can Tyler talk about star South Carolina guard Sindarius Thornwell more than he already does? Can any human?

• How does North Carolina beat everyone even when they go through stretches of not hitting their shots?

• To what does Gonzaga owe their breakthrough tournament performance? Why does Tyler hate the Zags so?

• How unbearable is Dan’s post-Kansas Oregon victory lap after star Duck guard Tyler Dorsey is now averaging 25 ppg and hitting 70 percent of his three-pointers? Oh and Jordan Bell. Just ... Jordan Bell.

• How would Tyler have Gonzaga play South Carolina to end what appears to be the tournament’s most impressive road to the Final Four?

• What have we learned about Kentucky’s Malik Monk and his hometown, Lepanto, Ark. that we reveal during our eulogy?

• What does Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins have to say about game planning and time off?

... and much more!

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