FORK UNION, Va. – Seven Fork Union Military Academy alumni to participate in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, which starts with Round 1 on Thursday, March 15.
Three assistant coaches and four student-athletes, who have all worn a Blue Devil jersey, will compete on the big stage for a National Championship.
Creighton's Khyri Thomas
Creighton's
Khyri Thomas '15, Kansas State's
Kamau Stokes '15, UNC Greensboro's
Marvin Smith '14 and Marshall's
Ot Elmore '13 will all put on a jersey, while assistant coach
Devon Smith of Wichita State, assistant coach
David Boyden of Radford and Virginia Tech's strength and conditioning coach
David Jackson will all coach from the side line.
Thomas is a junior for No. 8-seed Creighton, who will face Stokes' No. 9-seed Kansas State in the South division on Friday at 6:50 p.m. Thomas and Stokes were teammates on the 2015 Blue Devil squad.
Smith is a senior for No. 13-seed UNC Greensboro, who takes on No. 4-seed Gonzaga in the West division on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
Elmore is a senior for the No. 13-seed Marshall and will face Smith's No. 4-seed Wichita State on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the East division.
Also, in the East division, No. 16-seed Radford will face No. 1-seed Villanova on Thursday at 6:50 p.m., followed by No. 8-seed Virginia Tech and No. 9-seed Alabama at 9:20 p.m.
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