Cinderella, maybe? But it’s clearly not imaginary about Florida Gulf Coast University, which Sunday night became the first No. 15 seed in NCAA history to punch its ticket to the Sweet 16.
The high flying Eagles, who specialize in crowd pleasing dunks and other feats of athleticism, did it in style, running off 17 unanswered points midway through the second half to send San Diego State packing 81-71. As a result, Andy Enfield upstarts have earned a coveted date with Billy Donovan’s Florida Gators on Friday at Texas Stadium.
“Dunk City is coming to Arlington [Texas],” declared Bernard Thompson in the midst of the post-game media interrogation. “So everyone be ready.”