It didn’t matter where Youssef Khayat was. Whether he was playing in Lebanon or France, he would always tune in to the NCAA Tournament.
He would fill out brackets like any college basketball fan, even if he didn’t know all the teams. He would sacrifice his sleep and stay up late to watch certain games, like Michigan’s 2021 Elite Eight matchup against UCLA.
“I think it's the greatest sporting event of the year,” Khayat said on the program’s “Defend the Block” podcast this offseason. “Playing in the NCAA Tournament is something I would have hoped to (do) this year.