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VIDEO: Fairfield coach and player share emotional embrace after loss

Fairfield v Duke

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 15: Head coach Sydney Johnson of the Fairfield Stags directs his team against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 15, 2014 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 109-59. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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The winners get the glory in March, but some of the month’s most memorable moments belong to those who don’t come out on top. Think Adam Morrison’s tears, Da’Sean Butler and Bob Huggins’ embrace or Gordon Hayward’s miss.

It wasn’t the NCAA tournament but add this hug between Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson and Fairfield all-time leading scorer Tyler Nelson to the list.

Iona topped Fairfield in the MAAC title game to end the Stags’ season, but no one will soon forget this moment between player and coach.