During Wednesday night’s First Four matchup between Grambling State and Montana State for a 16 seed, a star emerged, and he plays the clarinet.
An incredibly animated clarinet player in the Montana State turned into one of the early social media favorites of this year’s March Madness.
Really, this college musician, sporting long hair and a beard, gave it 110-percent while he was playing the clarinet in the stands with his bandmates.
It was an inspired performance that the broadcast couldn’t cut away from, one that instantly went viral for how passionate this clarinet player was for his March Madness set.
Clarinet guy was locked in 😭#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/1khVsigjKu
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2024
We like to think Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants would be proud to see someone embrace playing the clarinet in such a glorious way.
Win or lose for Montana State, college basketball fans couldn’t get enough of clarinet guy, who will be one of the definitive highlights of this year’s NCAA tournament.
our hero 🫡 https://t.co/2oLcEOvdNA
— Big Sky Conference (@BigSkyConf) March 20, 2024
Never underestimate the clarinet guy @KenGriffeyRules https://t.co/kwYNTX1XQk
— Colin McDonough (@cmcdonough912) March 20, 2024
This dude is 100 percent making "One Shining Moment." https://t.co/opm9SwbU8Q
— Brendan Stiles (@thebstiles) March 20, 2024
my entire experience in band summed up in one video https://t.co/IwqFLY1POb
— chlo (@ChloeRWitt) March 21, 2024
This guy can play for my team any day https://t.co/qUHwTSZ8ET
— Handsome B. Wonderful (@JamPackard) March 20, 2024
Can you shred on a clarinet? Because this guy is trying https://t.co/VUUbAaZZA6
— Cameron Macpherson (@westernaddress) March 20, 2024
From one clarinet player to another, I see you. https://t.co/wEWzkKsCJU
— Harry Lichtman (@hslichtman) March 20, 2024