Strength in Location?

If you compare the starting lineups of each Final Four team you will see that you have two national programs, one regional program, and one program that is a combination of the two.

NATIONAL PROGRAMS:

MEMPHIS: PLAYER-HOMETOWN-DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

JOEY DORSEY-BALTIMORE MD-916 miles
ROBERT DOZIER-LITHONIA, GA-407 miles
CHRIS D-R-DETROIT, MI-745 miles
ANTONIO ANDERSON-LYNN, MA-1324 miles
DERRICK ROSE-CHICAGO, IL-535 miles

AVERAGE DISTANCE-785 miles

NORTH CAROLINA-HOMETOWN-DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

TYLER HANSBROUGH-POPLAR BLUFF, MO-807 miles
DEON THOMPSON-TORRANCE, CA-2538 miles
MARCUS GINYARD-ALEXANDRIA, VA-266 miles
WAYNE ELLINGTON-WYNNEWOOD, PA-415 miles
TY LAWSON-CLINTON, MD-279 miles

AVERAGE DISTANCE-861 miles

REGIONAL PROGRAM:

UCLA-HOMETOWN-DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

KEVIN LOVE-LAKE OSWEGO, OR-958 miles
LUC R. MBAH A MOUTE-MONTVERDE, FL-2496 miles
JOSH SHIPP-LOS ANGELES, CA-7 miles
RUSSELL WESTBROOK-13 miles
DARREN COLLISON-RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA-58 miles

AVERAGE DISTANCE-706 miles/take away Mbah A Moute and distance is 259 miles

REGIONAL/NATIONAL PROGRAM

KANSAS-HOMETOWN-DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

DARNELL JACKSON-OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-317 miles
DARRELL ARTHUR-DALLAS, TEXAS-520 miles
BRANDON RUSH-KANSAS CITY, MO-41 miles
RUSSELL ROBINSON-NEW YORK, NY-1233 miles
MARIO CHALMERS-ANCHORAGE, AK-3563 miles

AVERAGE DISTANCE-1134 miles/take away Chalmers and distance is 527 miles