Just like the Super Bowl, the NCAA March Madness tournament does a good job of attracting viewers who don’t actually pay attention to the sport on a regular basis. Everyone gets so involved when it comes to picking their bracket as they look to defeat their colleagues in an office-wide pool.
While we sit back and watch these athletes put everything on the line, we tend to forget that they’re just college kids competing in a massive tournament. We’re only concerned about our bracket, while they have so much else to worry about on top of advancing in the tournament.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Nik Stauskas has been there before as a member of the Michigan Wolverine and knows more about what goes on than the average viewer does. In this feature, the Mississauga, Ontario native reflects on the ups and downs a team can go through during the NCAA tournament.
