HOUSTON — It is easy to become distracted by the pomp and circumstance of the Final Four.
Thousands of college basketball fans descend on a city as a 94-foot hardwood court is elevated in the center of a football stadium packed with 75,000 fans, national media members, and former players as college athletes vie for a championship.
For the San Diego State Aztecs, this is uncharted territory. With last weekend’s wins over Alabama and Creighton, SDSU booked its first-ever ticket to the biggest college basketball event in the world. The team arrived in Houston on Wednesday and received a tour of NRG Stadium, the location of this years’ Final Four, before meeting with media members both Thursday and Friday before an open practice in front of fans in preparation for Saturday’s showdown with Florida Atlantic University.