Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of March Madness.

The camera sneaked up behind Jon Scheyer as he started the long walk into the Alamodome's cavernous center, a route that crossed a sea of black carpet and eventually required stairs onto college basketball's grand stage.

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The Houston Cougars have been to this stage before in recent history. Four years ago, in fact. That team, led by Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes, rode a stifling defense to the Final Four, where the inconsistent offense finally came back to bite them in a loss to eventual champs Baylor.

The Women's Final Four tips off on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET, with South Carolina favored over Texas. UConn is laying 7.5 points vs. UCLA in the late game.

Auburn's Johni Broome all but officially confirmed his status for Saturday's Final Four game against the Florida Gators while speaking to college basketball analyst Jeff Goodman before the Tigers' practice session on Thursday. "I’ll be ready to go for Saturday," Broome told Goodman.

South Carolina Part IV — and while the teams have come to know each other, their experience at this stage varies widely.

It’s another matchup between Bruce Pearl and Todd Golden, two coaches who worked together on Auburn’s staff from 2014-2016. It was Golden’s first high-major assistant coaching job, and he was one of Pearl’s first assistants when he arrived at Auburn in 2014.

Auburn, Florida, Houston are part of the oldest men's Final Four of the modern era, and Duke's youngsters shouldn't look past them.