Don’t use the “C” word — Cinderella — around Florida Atlantic.
It may not have the brand of a national power or any previous success to lean on, but the ninth-seeded Owls don’t see themselves as some plucky underdog.
“We don’t feel like we’re Cinderella,” Florida Atlantic guard Alijah Martin said. “We feel like we’re supposed to be here, doing exactly what we’re supposed to do.” Florida Atlantic last won 20 games in a single season in 2010-11, when Mike Jarvis was its coach and the team was in the Sun Belt Conference.
Florida Atlantic Owls Bryan Greenlee and Brandon Weatherspoon celebrate their victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16.Johnell Davis scored 15 points and added six rebounds to lead the way and Nick Boyd had 12 and eight.
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