Greg Kamansky gathered his thoughts, waited a moment and said the word that was unspoken for so long, but so true and on the minds of Cal Poly Pomona fans and supporters Saturday afternoon.

“Redemption,” the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men’s basketball coach exclaimed after his team defeated No. 2 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 65-53 for the NCAA Division II NCAA Championship before a crowd of 3,672 fans at the MassMutual Center.