On Friday night, he and the Knights of FDU are on top of the world. He finished with a career-high 19 in the victory, while fellow Aquinas transfers Demetre Roberts had 12 and Grant Singleton added eight points. Sean Moore, a junior who came in averaging just over six points per game, scored 11 straight for the Knights in the second half. Thomas Aquinas, where Anderson led the program to three straight Sweet 16 appearances before taking the job in Teaneck, combined for 39 points in the victory. The three players Anderson brought with him from St. The Knights showed that in Division II, there’s a lot of coaching and individual talent. FDU stood at 363rd out of 363 Division I teams.

How much does this result sum up David over Goliath? Purdue was ranked first according to Ken Pomeroy in effective height rank.

Statistically, that means the Knights just pulled off the greatest upset in the history of the NCAA Tournament. In 2018, when UMBC took down Virginia, the Retrievers were a 20.5-point underdog.

According to Odds Shark, FDU was a 23.5-point underdog.

The Knights, who actually lost the NEC Tournament championship game to Merrimack but took the conference’s tournament bid due to NCAA Division I reclassifying rules for the Warriors, were the final team on the 68-team seeding list from the selection committee.

Anderson and the Knights captured the eyes of the world on Friday night in Columbus, stunning Zach Edey and the Boilermakers.Įverything about this result epitomizes the madness of March:

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