Among the unlikeliest stars of this year’s March Madness has been McNeese State student manager Amir “Aura” Khan, whose popularity exploded following the team’s first-round upset of Clemson. Prior to McNeese’s second-round game against Purdue on Saturday,

One of the stars of March Madness doesn't even play basketball. His name is Amir "Aura" Khan, and he is McNeese State basketball's manager who has risen to prominence over the last several weeks.  Since going viral last month for his rapping walkout video,

McNeese student manager Amir Khan watched his No. 12 Cowboys take on No. 4 Purdue with one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Oscar-winning auteur Spike Lee, a St. John's fan, sat next to Khan during the first half of Saturday's Round of 32 game in Providence, which is such a cool meeting of two icons.