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Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments

JL;DR SUMMARY As the NCAA March Madness tournaments commence, Jewish coaches are making significant marks with four of them leading top-seeded teams. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish AthletesBruce PearlNcaaMarch MadnessTodd GoldenLindsay GottliebJon ScheyerCollege BasketballJewish Coaches Association

Places mentioned

Auburn, Alabama, United States
"Auburn, coached by Pearl, is the No. 1 seed in the southern region."
Durham, North Carolina, United States
"Duke, which was also the top team in the APs final college basketball poll, is the No. 1 seed in the eastern region and is coached by Scheyer."
Florida, United States
"Florida, coached by Golden, is No. 1 in the western region (regions often do not correspond with geography)."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"In the womens tournament, USC, coached by Gottlieb, is No. 1 in the Spokane 4 region."
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"Among them is Danny Wolf, who plays for Michigans mens team, the N0. 5 seed in the South."
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
"Another is Yarden Garzon, an Israeli who plays for Indiana, the No. 9 seed in the Birmingham 2 region in the womens tournament."
New York, United States
"The Yeshiva University Maccabees lost in the first round of the DIII tournament earlier this month."

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