Crying Northwestern Kid appeared to be back at men’s March Madness and seeing him will make you feel old

Say hello again to Crying Northwestern Kid.

Let’s go all the way back to 2017.

Northwestern was in the men’s NCAA tournament, and on the Wildcats’ way to losing to Gonzaga in the second round, a young man was caught on camera being VERY upset at a call. He was nicknamed Crying Northewestern Kid and the memes are still around today.

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Fast-forward to 2023. Northwestern is back. And so is the kid. But he’s not so young anymore!

First off, the kid was John Phillips, 12 years old at the time. His dad, Jim Phillips, was the Northwestern athletic director at the time. Now Jim is the ACC commissioner … and John was there at the First Four on Tuesday!