When a basketball team’s best player happens to have leadership qualities, victories often follow.
From time to time, however, an on-court disappointment leads to that player’s most memorable moment.
At a post-game press conference following his team’s 71-68 opening-round NCAA Tournament loss to the Wagner Seahawks on Tuesday — a loss that ended his team’s “March Madness” experience almost as quickly as it began — junior guard Bryce Harris of the Howard Bison delivered thoughtful remarks that one broadcaster called “amazing.”
“Playing on a basketball team is one of the more beautiful things in life, because it gives you a group of brothers who have a common goal,” Harris said in a video posted to the social media platform X.
“And it allows you to have a deeper connection past just being a teammate,” he added.
Harris spoke of “beautiful things” and a “deeper connection” shortly after his Bison suffered a crushing, season-ending loss.
In the second half, the Seahawks built a 17-point lead. But Howard rallied late. Harris scored with 18 seconds remaining to trim the Wagner lead to 69-68.
Following a pair of Seahawks free throws, however, the Bison missed three consecutive three-point attempts that would have tied the game and likely sent it into........