Saint Peter's forward KC Ndefo and the Peacocks will face Purdue on Friday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Saturday. His night’s highlight reel ranged from powerful finishes over defenders to his speed bursts down the court to reject a Racer’s dunk attempt after Ndefo committed a turnover.His parents have seen it all before, and they have kept his extended family members in Africa up to date. Christian met Ndefo’s mother, Charity, at a wedding in Lagos. They courted for six months before marrying, and welcomed their daughter, Chisom, soon after. Fourteen months later, Charity gave birth to KC.
“Everybody was on top of him, trying to take the ball from him,” she said. “I was, like, ‘What the hell is that?’ I told the coach, ‘You see how skinny he is? You guys going to break his ribs.’” Ndefo thrived in the new environs, but he also faced a probe by the city’s Board of Education regarding his transfer. He was forced to sit out games during part of the season, but regained his rhythm on the non-scholastic basketball circuit that spring. Saint Peter’s coachtook note of his tireless effort, and Ndefo joined Holloway’s first recruiting class. Together, they drove the program’s rebuild.
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