The aftermath of the upset began with jumps and joy, and whoops and cheers, the euphoric soundtracks of March. They boomed out of a Saint Peter’s Peacocks locker room on Thursday night, as the size of the giant they’d slain sunk in. There were fist pumps and delirious smiles. Then interviews and fans to greet. And then, when head coach Shaheen Holloway finally retrieved his phone, there were 791 texts.
For star players, there were messages of all kinds.
“My phone was blowing up a lot,” said Daryl Banks III, who downed Kentucky with 27 points.