The NCAA tournament hasn’t even started and we already have our first tear-jerking moment of March Madness.
Monday marked not only the end of Fairfield’s season but also the tremendous college career of Stags guard Tyler Nelson, the school’s all-time leading scorer. Nelson’s 25 points weren’t enough to lift Fairfield over Iona in the MAAC championship game and head coach Sydney Johnson called Nelson over to the bench in the closing seconds for an emotional goodbye.
This is what it's all about.
As he checks out, Fairfield's all-time leading scorer Tyler Nelson shared an emotional moment with his head coach Sydney Johnson.