Pittsburgh guard breaks down after NCAA tournament loss

Tray Woodall had this worst game of the season in his biggest game of the season.

The Pittsburgh senior was 1-12 from the floor in the team's 18-point loss to Wichita State. When he was asked about ending his college career with that disappointment, Pitt's scoring and assist leader broke down in tears.

"It's a bitter taste to my mouth to end my career with one of the worst games I ever played in my history of playing here," he said. "I'm sorry I let my team down. It's one of the worst games ever played."

A teammate draped his arm around Woodall in support as the point guard buried his head in his hands.

Though he had a poor performance at the worst possible time, Woodall should be proud of the journey that got him there.

As the New York Post described this week, he grew up in a broken home with a mother "who descended into drinking and drugs." His cousin, who introduced Tray to basketball, was shot and killed when Tray was 11. The next year, Tray was selling drugs in Crown Heights to get money for him and his sister. He didn't attend school for a time but was convinced to return by the father of a friend. In his freshman year, he suffered a season-ending injury and was granted a medical redshirt. Since then, he developed into a Pitt basketball leader.

Hold your head high, Tray. One bad night doesn't negate all the other successes.