Elite Eight-bound Saint Peter’s is the NCAA tournament’s greatest Cinderella ever, says CBB_Central. On a relentlessly tough team that keeps defying the odds
The Peacocks are winning over fans everywhere as their incredible ride continues.The first six home games of Saint Peter’s 2021–22 season were played in front of announced crowds of less than 500 people, in a gym that rivals that of some nearby high schools.
Supporters of the program took planes, trains and automobiles to get to the Sweet 16 in Philadelphia to see it play this weekend, but there may not have been many more than 500 people in Friday’s arena who were Saint Peter’s fans before March 15. Still, make no mistake: It was a Peacocks home game in Philly. Basketball fans from everywhere adopted, Saint Peter’s is the NCAA tournament’s greatest Cinderella ever. And just as the Peacocks’ pregame warm-up shirts read, “more is possible.
On Friday, fans wearing T-shirts and jerseys representing two of the sport’s largest brands roared to life with every big Saint Peter’s basket. In Chicago, at the day’s other NCAA tournament site, fans erupted every time the scoreboard showed an in-game update with the Peacocks hanging around. For one night at least, the whole sports world watched while a school with under 35,000 active alumni played a basketball game.
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