The 2016 NCAA Tournament has officially started, which means less than 24 hours until the 10th-seeded Syracuse Orange take on the 7th-seeded Dayton Flyers in St. Louis tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. ET.
Syracuse's two senior starters, Michael Gbinije and Trevor Cooney, chatted with attending media for a little bit this morning at Scottrade Arena. The main quotes were all captured by Syracuse.com's @SyrBasketball Twitter feed.
The conversation started with the two experienced NCAA Tournament players recounting their previous trips to the Big Dance. Both players were on the 2013 team that played in the Final Four, but if you recall, Gbinije was redshirting that season:
Asked about 2013 Final Four, Gbinije recalls practices being at high intensity.