Soon after Saint Peter’s 70-60 upset win over Murray State in the second round of the men's NCAA tournament Saturday, Peacocks head coach Shaheen Holloway smiled when asked about the potential fear of his team getting pushed around by bigger opponents.
"I've got guys from New Jersey and New York City,” Holloway said after St. Peter's latest victory. “You think we're scared of anything? You think we're worried about guys trying to muscle us and tough us out? We do that. That's who we are."
Holloway later explained this idea as something he picked up growing up in Queens, New York, and later while playing high school basketball in New Jersey, especially against Hall of Fame head coach Bob Hurley.