MEET THE HOOP HISTORIANS
 
NOEL SOTTA
  
Residence:  Kansas City, Missouri
Noel's Birthday:  December 30
Final Fours Attended: (12) -- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009
 Member of the Hoop Historians since 2009
 

Noel Sotta's family comes from a four generation family of Final Fours.  Noel's grandparents, Bill and Julie Andrews, were devout Kansas Jayhawks fans.  The couple started attending Final Fours together when the NCAA Tournament was annually held in Kansas CIty.  The twosome enjoyed the event so much that they decided to continue to attend the Final Four as it moved around the country.  Granddaughter Noel continued the tradition with her husband Peter as they attended every championship from 1998-2009.  In 2007, the Sotta's newest member of the family made his first Final Four appearance as Brendan made the trip to Atlanta as he was only four months old.  The Sotta's missed the 2010 NCAA Championships, as Noel was expecting another new member to their family, and to the Final Four experience.
 

Noel Sotta  NCAA Tournament Game Log      
               
Year  Round Games  Location   Year  Round Games  Location
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  Saint 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

Total NCAA Tournament Games:  36



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