Mount St. Mary’s coach Donny Lind shared a moment with his 9-year-old son, Silas, after the Mountaineers’ season came to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in a 93-49 loss to No. 1 seed Duke.
The elder Lind kicked off the sweet postgame moment by hugging his son and reflecting on the last couple of weeks, which included a win in the First Four. He called the time “amazing” and said he cherished the time because coaching is a “hard business for fathers.”
“So to be able to bring him with me, my wife and my daughter are here, too, it’s been a blast,” he said. “He’s enjoyed missing school, playing with his friends on the court. But to be able to have these guys along for this ride and be a part of it and just be having so much fun. … To share it with the people I love the most.”
Donny then teed up the younger LInd. Silas spoke from the heart as he wiped away tears with his sweatshirt.
Spoiler alert: You may want to grab a tissue.
“These have been the best few weeks of my life,” he said. “I hope we have many, many more.”
Mount St. Mary’s finishes the season with a 23-13 record…
