NBA All-Star Trae Young shares March Madness wisdom he hopes college players use ahead of NCAA Tournament

NCAA champion Rip Hamilton tells Fox News Digital that players have to block out outside noise, focus on basketball during March Madness to win.

Trae Young, the four-time NBA All-Star, is focused on getting acclimated with his new Washington Wizards teammates and finishing the 2025-26 NBA season strong. 

But it's hard to ignore the feelings that come about this time every year as the NCAA Tournament returns, especially if you've played in it. 

They call it March Madness for a reason. Raucous crowds, tense atmospheres on the court, late-second heroics, David versus Goliath moments – you name it, this tournament is what players and fans alike look forward to each year. 

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Oklahoma Sooners guard Trae Young in the first half of a first round matchup in the Big 12 Basketball Championship between the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys on March 7, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)

For Young, it was a one-and-done moment with the Oklahoma Sooners in 2018, a season that put the freshman point guard on the map was one of the best players in the country despite the result. Of course, Young never intended to just play one March Madness game, but Rhode Island got the best of Oklahoma that day in 2018, and the first player to ever lead the NCAA in points and assists in a single season, later declared for the NBA Draft. 

So, as he looks ahead to this year's tournament, Young has a key piece of advice for all those about to embark on their March Madness journeys, whether they're from a big program or made "The Dance" as a conference champion.

"I think the main thing I learned was just understanding that you may or may not get another