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MICHAEL GANT
  
Residence:  Indianapolis, Indiana
Birthday:  July 7
Final Fours Attended: (23) -- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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A financial advisor by trade, Michael manages the National Association of Basketball Coaches retirement plan and the Association’s Operating Account.  Gant was the Missouri Valley AAU Player of the Year.  A four-year player and three-year starter at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Michael was an All-District 16 performer.  Gant earned All-District honors as a triple jumper at Rockhurst, being the college’s one-man Track & Field Team.  Michael continued his career in athletics being the head boys basketball coach at O’Hara High School in Kansas City, and an assistant coach at his alma mater.  Gant worked as Presidential Aide at Central Missouri State University, and also served as an Education Outreach Program Coordinator for the National Collegiate Athletic Association.  Mike currently serves on the Board for the Lawrence Township Boys' Basketball League.
 

Michael Gant NCAA Tournament Game Log      
               
Year  Round Games  Location   Year  Round Games  Location
1988  Final Four 3  Kansas City, MO   1989  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA
1990  Final Four 3  Denver, CO   1991  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
1992  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN   1993  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
1994  Final Four 3  Charlotte, NC   1995  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA
1996  Final Four 3  East Rutherford, NJ   1997  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
1998  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX   1999  Final Four 3  St. Petersburg, FL
2000  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   2001  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN
2002  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA   2003  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
2004  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX   2005  Final Four 3  St. Louis, MO
2006  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   2007  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA
2008  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX          2009  Final Four 3  Detroit, MI
2010  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN          

Total NCAA Tournament Games: 69



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