Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Auburn is the No. 1 overall seed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It won the loaded SEC\u2019s regular-season crown and has cruised to the Final Four, its four victories by an average of 13.7 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet, it isn\u2019t favored Saturday night against fellow No. 1 seed Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cY\u2019all got us underdogs, that\u2019s fine,\u201d star forward and SEC Player of the Year Johni Broome said. \u201cWe think we\u2019re the best team here. So, however we get painted, we came here to win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unlike Duke and Florida, popular Final Four picks entering the tournament, Auburn was overlooked. <\/p>\n
That was in part due to a sluggish close to the regular season that saw the Tigers lose three of their last four games. <\/p>\n
But they have looked more like the dominant group that started the season 27-2 in this tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Florida is favored by 2.5 points. <\/p>\n
The Gators, it should be noted, won the lone meeting between the two on Feb. 8, at Auburn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just shows that we still don\u2019t have the respect we should have,\u201d Tigers sixth man Tahaad Pettiford said. \u201cSo it\u2019s just putting that chip on our shoulder.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe come in as the overall No. 1, but we\u2019re probably considered the fourth-best team here right now,\u201d coach Bruce Pearl added. \u201cThere is nothing new. I prefer the underdog role rather than having to prove that we\u2019re as good as we say we are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cooper Flagg should be a high school senior. <\/p>\n
Instead on Friday, the 18-year-old from Maine became the first freshman to win Associated Press National Player of the Year honors since Zion Williamson in 2019. <\/p>\n
It was the latest honor for the superstar youngster and projected No. 1 pick in June\u2019s NBA Draft, who has led Duke to the Final Four. <\/p>\n
He is only the fourth freshmen to win the award in its 64-year history. Williamson, Anthony Davis (2012) and Kevin Durant (2007) are the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the moments you dream about as a little kid. This is the biggest stage of college basketball,\u201d Flagg said on the eve of Duke\u2019s national semifinal against Houston at the Alamodome. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to cherish these moments with my teammates that we have left. The road ends here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Flagg beat out Broome, receiving 41 of 61 votes. The 6-foot-9 forward also was presented with the Oscar Robertson Trophy by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association as its National Player of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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