With the calendar flipping to March we can expect to see some very exciting basketball games in our near future.
This year, the women's tournament is getting some more of that spotlight that it deserves. The women's tournament was able to sell their entire advertising inventory before the end of February.
You can read more about their selection show and the tournament schedule here.
Meanwhile, on the men's side, the tournament stands to be a global affair. This map of the hometowns of each player in NCAA men's basketball shows just how global basketball has gone and will continue to grow.
Some interesting conclusions to pull from this graphic are:
- DI teams have an average of nearly 2.3 international players per school.
- Canada is the foreign country which the most players are from with 146 players
You can click here to learn more about Selection Sunday and the tournament schedule.