Kris Jenkins hit ‘The Shot’ to win Villanova a national title. So what happened to his ring?

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GLEN MILLS, Pa. (AP) — Kris Jenkins owes a Villanova fan a drink. Or maybe a shot as memorable as his in the 2016 national championship game.

At the very least, the next time he’s in the French Quarter, the former Villanova star who sunk a March Madness buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win a national title needs to keep his championship ring more secure on his finger.

“Let’s just say,” Jenkins said, “having a good time can turn into a disaster.”

Jenkins needed about a second to lift the Wildcats past North Carolina to win the 2016 national championship. He needed more than two years to get his prized ring back.

“I didn’t technically lose it,” Jenkins said with a laugh. “I just misplaced it.”

Ah yes, a brain cramp is a common refrain from anyone having a good time anywhere, much less at New Orleans landmark Pat O’Brien’s during the 2022 Final Four. The Wildcats, under Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright, reached the Final Four played that year at the Superdome. Villanova players past and present — and of course, thousands of fans and alumni — swarmed the area to root on the Wildcats.

One of them was Jenkins, whose name is forever etched alongside Keith Smart, Lorenzo Charles, Christian Laettner and everyone else who ever made a late game winner to win a big one in March Madness.

At some point that weekend, in one of the few cities where the madness outside the arena often exceeds what’s happening inside for the pinnacle of college basketball, Jenkins showed off his ring and — poof! — somehow it disappeared.

Gone for good?

Not quite.

The ring was recovered somewhere in the bar by a patron who presumed it belonged to someone important — a big clue, the oversized V in the middle of “national champions” on top of the ring and “Jenkins” on the side. So when the person spotted a woman in a Villanova shirt, the bling was handed off to 2014 graduate and fellow reveler Deirdre Keane.

“He said, ‘this one looks important,‘” Keane recalled of that…

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Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2025-02-22 15:11:00

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