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After a Long Two Years, the Big Dance Is Back

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Let the record show that, after 710 days between men's NCAA tournament games, the first Big Dance points in nearly two years were scored by Texas Southern’s John Walker III. The first game was won by the Tigers as the First Four tipped off what will be an all-Indiana tourney. Good to be back, after the hell of the last 12 months.