Tang first Trinidad and Tobago coach to win NCAA Division 1 crown
Jerome Tang
JEROME Tang became the first TT coach to win a NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division 1 Men’s Basketball Title. Tang was born in San Fernando, but migrated with his parents to St Croix, United States Virgin Islands, until age 10, when his family moved to Texas, US.
Tang, who is the associate head coach, played a key role in Baylor University Bears first men’s basketball championship. The second-ranked Bears, with a dominant 86-70 win, denied the previously unbeaten Bulldogs a perfect season in the NCAA final on April 5. With the loss, the first ranked Gonzaga missed the opportunity to become the second college team since Indiana Hoosier to win the title, without losing a game.
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Baylor University men s basketball coach Scott Drew speaks with players during a timeout. The Baylor men s basketball program won its first NCAA championship on April 5, 2021. | Baylor University
Fostering a Christ-first, others-second team model, the Baylor University Bears won their first NCAA men’s basketball national title earlier this month, completing a championship turnaround over 17 years after scandal and murder rocked the program.
But unlike many other Division I basketball teams, the Bears took steps to ensure Christ was at the center of their program, not selfish ambition.
Moments after clinching the national title and being presented with the national championship trophy, Baylor Coach Scott Drew told CBS’ Jim Nantz that his team plays with a “culture of J.O.Y.,” which stands for “Jesus, Others and then Yourself.”