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When the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament kicks into full gear each March so too does a requisite amount of Madness.
In the spring of 1998 that meant Bryce Drew and his Valparaiso Crusaders (now Beacons) springing an improbable upset of Ole Miss, 70-69, in the opening round when Drew and his Crusader teammates executed the play “Pacer” to perfection (video below) in the final few seconds.
Drew is back in the tournament this week as the head coach of 12th-seeded Grand Canyon University which upset fifth-seeded St. Mary’s in Friday’s opener, 75-66, for its first NCAA Division I tournament win school history. Up next, Alabama in the second round from Spokane, WA.
Shortly after being hired by Grand Canyon in 2020, the Lopes Insider Blog with Paul Coro published a story of Drew’s recollections of that magical moment. Check it out here.
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