selection sunday

A few weeks before Selection Sunday, we were trying to conceptualize how we were going to illustrate the story and process that takes place. We knew we would have two teams that we cover regularly in the tournament, Washington State (WSU) and Gonzaga.

Our plan was to head over to eastern Washington to photograph WSU. This was the first time that WSU went to back to back NCAA tournaments, so it was a big deal. They have a young head coach, Tony Bennett, who has really has given the program a jolt. So, we had planned on photographing the coach with the 3 seniors. So, we lined up the shoot and hired a freelancer.

Well, the day of the shoot, the coach refused to be a part of the shoot. (we had a few hours notice) but it pretty much ruined our idea. So we did 180 and went with this illustration.