Saint Peter’s has grow to be the darling of this yr’s NCAA Match after two gorgeous upsets to advance to its first Candy 16.
Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning stated he’s been on the Peacocks bandwagon for years, although.
Manning took to Twitter on Thursday to share a photograph of himself repping a navy blue Saint Peter’s T-shirt. He was pictured standing in entrance of a toy basketball hoop, holding a basketball in his proper hand.
“What? I've been cheering for Saint Peter’s for years,” Manning tweeted. “They're my native New Jersey basketball staff. Go Peacocks!!”
The 2-time Tremendous Bowl champion spent his total 16-season NFL profession with the Giants, having performed house video games at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — which is about seven miles away from Saint Peter’s College in Jersey Metropolis.
The underdog Peacocks have grow to be the Cinderella story of March Insanity.
Saint Peter’s, a No. 15 seed, had the most important upset of this yr’s match when it beat No. 2 seed Kentucky, 85-79, within the first spherical. Then the Peacocks knocked off No. 7 seed Murray State, 70-60, to advance to the Candy 16 for the primary time in program historical past. Subsequent up is No. 3 seed Purdue on Friday night time.
All eyes have additionally been on Peacocks coach Shaheen Holloway, a Queens native and former Seton Corridor star, whose motto all through the match has been that his staff fears nobody.
“I’ve acquired guys from New Jersey and New York Metropolis,” Holloway stated after Saint Peter’s topped Murray State final Saturday. “You suppose we’re petrified of something?”
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