Detroit Tigers: Connections to the 2018 NCAA Tournament

By Rob Low | Mar 13, 2018

DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 5: John Hicks #55 of the Detroit Tigers breaks his bat hitting an RBI-single against the Kansas City Royals that drove in Mikie Mahtook of the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning at Comerica Park on September 5, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Royals 13-2. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /

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DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 5: John Hicks #55 of the Detroit Tigers breaks his bat hitting an RBI-single against the Kansas City Royals that drove in Mikie Mahtook of the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning at Comerica Park on September 5, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Royals 13-2. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /

46 Detroit Tigers will watch their alma mater compete in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which starts Tuesday night in Dayton.

When the brackets were unveiled Sunday evening, 46 members of the Detroit Tigers organization found out where their alma maters will be playing when the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins this week.

Of the 68 teams in this year’s field, 25 are represented throughout the various levels of the Tigers organization. Yesterday, staff writer Andy Patton broke down the 25-man roster and who has a team they will be watching in the tournament.

Today, we breakdown the entire organization, and who among them will have something to root for (other than their bracket) this March.

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