{"id":36825,"date":"2026-04-01T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divinesoccerinfo.com\/?p=36825"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:36:48","slug":"for-these-8-players-ncaa-tournament-provided-a-true-march-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divinesoccerinfo.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/for-these-8-players-ncaa-tournament-provided-a-true-march-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"For these 8 players, NCAA Tournament provided a true March moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NCAA Tournament is now upon us, ready to give dreamers a chance \u2014 to reach the Final Four, to enjoy the final basketball experience of their life and for the lucky few, to enhance their profile enough to get the NBA\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a weekly showcase between now and the championship game where the basketball world witnesses the players who rise to the occasion and flick away the pressure and urgency. Not everyone is built for this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s surprising is a vast majority of NBA players never experienced long NCAA Tournament runs, and those who did were fortunate to play for the usual college basketball powerhouses: Stephon Castle (UConn), Al Horford (Florida) and De\u2019Andre Hunter (Virginia) won championships while the likes of Cooper Flagg (Duke) reached the Final Four, all with highly-seeded teams, all quite expectedly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for players who truly qualified as Cinderellas? 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