This year, March Madness spans from March 15 to April 6. College basketball players leave it all out there in games played all across America.
“The top 68 teams in the country in college basketball get together, play, and try to win a national championship,” Larry Green, varsity boys’ basketball coach, said.
One loss means the team’s season is totally over, and as if that isn’t enough pressure, there are so many factors that go into the games. One major factor is crowd energy.
“When you get down to crunch time, that excitement, that crowd, it definitely does something to players, to the team, to the coaching staff, cause they’re yelling like they are right in the game with you, and you feed off that energy,” Green said.
Another factor that makes the tournament special is that any team has a chance to win on any given day.
“The tournament is a big deal because, once you get in, it doesn’t matter what your regular season record is, it doesn’t matter who you play, it doesn’t matter what conference you’re in, if you’re in the tournament, you can win,” junior varsity boys basketball coach Gaite Brauns said.
