The Houston Cougars are one win away from the national championship.
And that means guard Mercy Miller is one win away from capturing a ring.
However, the Miller family are no strangers to jewelry and nice things.
That’s because Miller’s father is award-winning hip-hop artist and producer, Master P.
The 54-year-old is one of the most successful artists of all time, with an estimated net worth of $200 million, making him one of the wealthiest figures in the American hip hop scene.
The American rapper, real name Percy Robert Miller, founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991 and gained fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the label’s hip hop group TRU.
Away from hip-hop, Miller is an impressive entrepreneur and investor, which is how he has made much of his fortune.
Miller has invested millions of dollars into myriad ventures, including a travel agency, a Foot Locker retail outlet, real estate, stocks, film, music, and television production, toy making, clothing, telecommunications, a jewellery line, auto accessories, book and magazine publishing, car rims, fast food franchises, and gas stations.
His real estate investment and property management company, PM Properties controls over 100 properties across the United States. It grossed over $100 million alone in 1998.
But it will be his son who takes center stage on Monday night in San Antonio, even though the young freshman guard probably won’t see the court.
Miller has appeared in 22 of Houston’s games, averaging 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.5 minutes, but hasn’t seen much tournament action.
The odds of him getting any run in the national title game against the Florida Gators are slim.
But that doesn’t minimize anything Miller has accomplished.
And he’s given his dad a nod in helping him get to where he is in the first place.
When asked how involved Master P is when it comes to his son and basketball career, the young Miller said he is, “Super present.”
“He gives me a whole bunch of advice,” Miller told the Indianapolis Star.
“The biggest thing with him is about your mindset.
“He just wants me to have confidence in everything I do, knowing how much work I put in and just telling me to remain humble.
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“At the end of the day, God blessed me with everything we have, so just remain humble, give God the glory and be confident that you put in the work.”
Houston has the chance to win its first national title in program history.
After pulling off a comeback for the ages against Cooper Flagg and Duke, head coach Kelvin Sampson was fired up.
He was also tired of people sleeping on his squad.
“I hear what people say,” Sampson said to CBS’ Tracy Wolfson.
“‘Duke this, Duke that.’ Duke’s great. Jon Scheyer is awesome.
“But don’t sleep on Houston, don’t sleep on Houston. We weren’t 34-4 playing in the toy poodle league. We were 19-1 in the Big 12.
“Playing in the Big 12 helped us.”
Don’t sleep on Houston, because if you do, they might just punch you in the mouth.
How to watch March Madness in the UK
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March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year for basketball fans, with a total of 68 teams battling it out to become the Division 1 college champions.
This year UConn have the chance to become only the second team ever to complete a March Madness three-peat, having emerged victorious for the last two years.
talkSPORT will have the latest news on the tournament, but for UK basketball fans the way to watch is through Sky Sports. The broadcaster will be showing EVERY March Madness game through their Sky Sports + streaming service.
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