In the first three years of his college career, Jose Alvarado had to tolerate plenty of nights where he put up big numbers in a losing effort. In the ACC tournament final on Saturday night against No. 15 Florida State, he finally got to experience a night where his individual contributions were matched by his team's end result.
Alvarado capped his senior season with an ACC championship, scoring 13 points with five rebounds, three assists and five steals in Georgia Tech's 80-75 win over the Seminoles. Afterward, the senior gave an emotional post-game interview with ESPN in that perfectly encapsulated what's so special about college basketball in March.