Kansas State forward Keyontae Johnson turned down $5million (£4.09m) following a horrific collapse and instead bet on himself. It has paid off as he has led the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 of March Madness.
March Madness is one of the most anticipated and closely followed events across all American sports. It is the NCAA Division I tournament for both men's and women’s basketball, pitting the best players and the best colleges against one another to become a staple of the American sporting calendar since it was first contested in 1939.
Kansas State are taking the 68-team tournament by storm and Johnson has been spectacular. Averaging 18.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for the fifth-ranked Wildcats, the 22-year-old has quickly become one of the top players in the best basketball conference in the country.
