March Madness is over for Mount St. Mary's. It was 'the best few weeks of my life' for a coach's son
RALEIGH, N.C. — Silas Lind, all of 9 years old, leaned forward and peered over the microphone at a room of reporters. He was ready to make his March Madness statement.
The son of Mount St. Mary's coach Donny Lind had just watched his father become choked up with emotion after the Mountaineers' season ended with Friday's loss to Duke. But it wasn't solely about the game; it triggered by a question about how special it had been to have Silas by his side and deeply involved with the 16th-seeded Mountaineers' latest run to the NCAA Tournament.
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