OMAHA NATIVE MCCOOK GROUP KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT CUTTING DOWN THE NET, SO HE DID SO WITH OMAHA SOUTH IN 2016, WHEN THE PACKERS WON THE CLASS EIGHT TITLE. HE ALSO DID SO ON SUNDAY WHEN SAN DIEGO STATE BEAT CREIGHTON IN THE ELITE EIGHT. FOR FORMER SOUTH ASSISTANT BRUCE CHAPEK JUNIOR, IT’S MEANT THE WORLD WATCHING A ROPE STURDY FROM PLAYING IN OMAHA TO SOON COMPETING IN THE FINAL FOUR. IT’S SWEET IN ITS OWN RIGHT JUST TO SEE A KID THAT YOU COACHED BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE FINAL FOUR. IT’S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, REALLY. BUT WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE OTHER HURDLES HE’S HAD TO GO THROUGH TO GET TO WHERE HE’S AT, IT’S THIS REALLY KIND OF NOT JUST A BASKETBALL STORY. IT’S MORE OF A PERSONAL INTEREST STORY TO. AND SOME OF THOSE HURDLES INCLUDE A HIP TO HIP AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND FIGHTING TO GAIN US CITIZENSHIP