Coach Fairleigh Dickinson gives pep talk, helps all Florida Atlantics talk trash before the big game

Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s basketball coach Tobin Anderson gave his team a pep talk as the number one player. 16 seeds seemed to complete the story of Cinderella vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic on Sunday night.

Anderson and his assistant coach Tom Bonnacum addressed the team in their training before facing the Owls. Bonnacombe said he was right behind their opponents as they walked down the hallway and suggested it Florida Atlantic She looked down on them.

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“I was walking in the back, you guys were in the huddle there, they were walking down the hallway and all they said was, ‘Looks like they’re ready to go home.'” They did their thing, they sounded like Bonnacum said.

Anderson then gave his message to the team.

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“Are we ready to go home? We don’t look and act as a team ready to go home,” he said. “It’s going to be tough. Like I told you today, it’s going to be really tough. It’s going to take a lot of effort all the time. Four-minute matches, right? Win four minutes, four minutes at a time. No 16 seed made the Sweet 16. You can do Something that has never been done before.”

Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tobin Anderson reacts after a basket against Purdue in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Fairleigh Dickinson delivered the unlikely upset of No. 1 Bordeaux seed on Friday. The Knights beat Texas Southern in game play before defeating Purdue, 63-58.

no. 16 seeds for hitting No. The top seed came in 2018 when UMBC upset Virginia. UMBC lost in the Round of 32.

Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Tobin Anderson points to Purdue at the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 17, 2023, in Columbus. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Florida Atlantic would be out 66-65 no. 8 Memphis. Florida Atlantic’s 32 wins this season is the most in program history.