Editor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the pair of family histories that converged on a basketball floor in Bloomington Saturday night. Ben Vander Plas, who was named after the Bennett family, played an essential role in Ohio University’s upset victory over the defending champion Virginia Cavaliers, coached by Tony Bennett.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-21/ben-vander-plas-named-inspired-bennett-family-plays-starring-role-ohio-upset