We’re Going Dancing. Those are the three words every NCAA Division I basketball player and coach dreams of yelling.
Why is it everyone's dream?
- Only sixty-eight of the 358 NCAA D1 teams punch their ticket to The Big Dance (NCAA Tournament) each year
- Only 19% of men and women college basketball student-athletes will make it to The Big Dance each year
- Only ~1.5% of all high school boys’ and girls’ basketball student-athletes make it to the NCAA DI level each year
- Only ~0.2% of all high school boys’ and girls’ basketball student athletes will ever experience The Big Dance as a player
The numbers are not in your favor, which is why shouting the words "We're Going Dancing" is a dream!
In 2017, our men's basketball team at The University of North Dakota accomplished that dream for the first time in school history and I had the opportunity to shout those three special words!
Here are a few themes from that special season which we held tightly to, and I believe any team can learn from – sports, business, or otherwise.