Close your eyes and picture this: Stoutenburgh Gymnasium, packed to the rafters with over 1,000 fans—30 minutes before tipoff, no less. The energy is electric. Then, with just over five minutes left in the Northeast 10 Championship game, Josh Morissette sinks a 3-pointer that pushes Saint Anselm College's lead to 14 points. The crowd erupts in what he calls the loudest cheers he's ever heard at a home game.

That moment—a 75-69 victory over Saint Michael's College on March 7—was the pinnacle of a March to remember for the senior guard from Exeter. When the final buzzer sounded, fans stormed the court, and Morissette found himself hugging anyone who came his way. "I don't know if words can describe it," he says. "It was a moment that will live in my head until I die."

For his standout performances during Saint Anselm's playoff run—which carried all the way to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16—Morissette was named the March New Hampshire Union Leader Athlete of the Month. Over five playoff games, he averaged an impressive 23.6 points and four rebounds per game.

In the championship game alone, Morissette poured in a month-high 28 points and grabbed six rebounds, earning him NE 10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors. He shot a sizzling 6-for-11 from beyond the arc, crediting his teammates for collapsing the defense and creating open looks. "I think I shot it very well at the end of the season," he says, "and, thankfully, it kept going that night and into the NCAA tournament."

The Hawks, who also claimed the NE 10 regular season title, opened their NCAA run with a 92-81 win over conference foe Assumption. Morissette made five of six 3-point attempts, setting a new single-season program record for 3-pointers (119-for-273, .436) and finishing with 24 points. It was the Hawks' second win in three meetings with the Greyhounds—a matchup Morissette admits was tough.

A transfer from Division I Wofford College after his freshman year, Morissette attended Exeter High School before moving to Phillips Exeter Academy. His journey from local standout to college star is a story of hard work, big moments, and a March that will echo in his memory forever.