CHAMPS: Celebration at the hotel

Thomas Sander carries the SoCon Championship trophy into the lobby of the Sheraton, where the post-game celebration took place. A large crowd was on hand to welcome the Wildcats upon their arrival.

Coach McKillop later spoke to the crowd while standing on a chair in a banquet room, and said (somewhat) jokingly that he's beginning his campaign to lobby for #9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It was a classic moment.

My how things have changed since 1989...