DES MOINES – Former UNI Panther, and Norwalk native, Bowen Born is heading to the NCAA tournament for the first time in his career.

Born, who plays for Colorado State, won the Mountain West championship and earned the automatic berth in to the big dance.

Born played 4 seasons at Northern Iowa before transferring last year for his final year of eligibility.

The former Panther star talked with John Sears about making the NCAA tournament, what it’s like in the portal, and taking a reduced role at CSU.