For 25% of the kids that make the state tournament.
I was a volunteer assistant with a girls bb team last year that played in the MN state tournament. The pre-tourney banquet for all the teams, the fun of playing in the big venue (Williams Arena), being in the tunnels and using the UM locker rooms, using the bench there were all part of the excitement. We had decent crowds for early rounds and a good crowd for the finals. Part of the experience was feeling like we were playing in something big. It wouldn’t have been the same at St Cloud St or Concordia St Paul.