La Familia seeks first TBT title, $2 million prize

La Familia seeks first TBT title, $2 million prize

LEXINGTON — La Familia will face a familiar foe in The Basketball Tournament finals set for Sunday at Historic Memorial Coliseum.

La Familia Ready For $2 Million Game in 'Grown Man's League'

Gavin Root played college basketball at Transylvania and has worked as a camp clinician at Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue, Texas A&M and Maryland. He spent one year as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky and is now the head coach at Division III Centre College. Currently he’s an assistant coach with La Familia, the UK alumni team that will face Davis Steel Sunday 1 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum in The Basketball Tournament championship game. It i…