I had the pleasure of covering an NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2022, when the 16th-seeded Montana State women’s basketball team played at No. 1-seeded Stanford. Below are the stories I wrote before and after MSU’s first-round game.

• ‘Go in fearless’: Montana State women hope to become second 16 seed to beat Stanford at NCAA tournament
• Stanford overwhelms Montana State women in NCAA tournament first-round game
• Notebook: Montana State women continue ‘year of the Bobcat,’ Tara VanDerveer displays off-court values

I covered another NCAA tourney a year later under much different circumstances. This time, the 14th-seeded MSU men faced third-seeded Kansas State in Greensboro, North Carolina. Below are the stories I published from that trip.

• Kansas State hoping to extend breakout season with win over Montana State in NCAA Tournament
• Q&A: Montana State great Mick Durham enjoying another NCAA Tournament run from Danny Sprinkle-led Bobcats
• Montana State men battle Kansas State but fall short in 2nd straight NCAA Tournament