Alterique Gilbert has been through so much in college basketball without ever participating in the best part.
That changes on Friday with a quarterfinal game in the American Athletic Conference Championship. For most, it is a modest start to March Madness with hopes for much more to come. For Gilbert, the game is his first in a post-season college basketball tournament after five years and 83 games.
"It's going to be a moment I'll remember for the rest of my life," he said. "A lot of people don't get that opportunity in their careers. We just have to take advantage of the opportunity.