Alec Millender, a dream come true (twice), and a thank you

So many in sports media have been impacted by Malcolm Moran. Millender, a UConn guard who's at his second Final Four, may prove to be Malcolm's best student yet.

Alec Millender (right) with IU Indy classmate Joshua Miranda at last year’s Final Four in San Antonio. (Photo: Malcolm Moran)

INDIANAPOLIS — At last, those of us who have long wondered whether Malcolm Moran or Danny Hurley would be a tougher boss now have a definitive answer.

We can thank UConn guard Alec Millender for that.

“I’ll probably say Coach Hurley,” the sixth-year senior revealed, after he finally stopped laughing at the question.

Millender transferred from IU Indy to UConn this past offseason.

He is in the Final Four for the second straight season.

How?

Well, while at IU Indy, Millender was part of the school’s Sports Capital Journalism program, which is run by Moran, who was a longtime college sports reporter at USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times.

Moran is widely known for being the nicest guy in the business.

Hurley? Well, we’ll defer to Millender’s comments up above.

Thanks to Moran, the Sports Capital Journalism has a student presence at every men’s Final Four and College Football Playoff national championship game.