Vermont brothers make NCAA Tournament history

The Duncan brothers of Vermont has made NCAA history, becoming the first trio of brothers ever to play in a Tournament game.

Win-or-lose, the Duncan brothers of the Vermont Catamounts can always look back on March 21 as the day they made history.

The Duncan brothers made up of Robin, Everett, and Ernie became the first trio of brothers ever to play in an NCAA Tournament game together, on the same Division 1 team. This wasn’t the first time that the Duncan brothers made history on the basketball court.

Back in January, the three brothers became the first trio to start in ag a game since Keith, Larry, and Reggie Herron of Villanova did it in 1977. You don’t hear stories like this often, especially in a year that has been nothing but a plethora of bad news for the NCAA.

So the NCAA needs some good storylines coming from the Tournament to wipe away the bad headlines, and not too long into the Madness, we got the first good-news headline, coming out of Vermont, of all places. To make this story even sweeter, the Duncan brothers hooked up for a scoring play against the fourth-seeded Florida State Seminoles.

I mean, who wouldn’t have gotten juiced up seeing that in person?

Many may not have even heard of the Duncan brothers before the Tournament, but that’s what makes March Madness the envy of college sports. It the time of year when stars from small schools finally get some recognition on the big stage, and we get to be witnesses to stories like this.

Whether the Catamounts upset the Seminoles or not, at least the college basketball world was treated to some brotherly basketball action in the opening of March Madness. Because, really, where would March Madness be at today without the excitement of the Duncan brothers.