Before 2024 March Madness fades to black Monday night, we catch up with Evan Blanchard, a student manager of Oakland (MI) University's men's basketball team, who was seated courtside for the 14th-seeded Golden Grizzlies' first-round upset of third-seed, Kentucky.
And, as we all prepare to watch upstart North Carolina State University in the Men's Final Four, Evan had a front row seat for the Wolfpack's victory over OU as well and tells us the the big guy, D.J. Burns Jr., is both big and fundamentally sound.
Beyond talking Greg Kampe, Jack Gohlke, Blake Lampman, and Trey Townsend, Evan shares what it's like to be a student manager at Division I basketball school, recollections of time spent with dad watching Michigan State University football, his love of the Detroit Tigers, and thoughts about the Detroit Lions' coming season.
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