'We spend more time with each other than we spend with our families,' Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway says COVID pause helped team refocus and brought them closer than ever. Live updates:
The Peacocks have their sights on pulling off another NCAA Tournament upset against North Carolina, with a ticket to the Final Four on the line. New UpdatesIt's not often a team thrives during a disruption, but Saint Peter's did just that this year. Their turnaround may be credited in part to COVID.
Back in December, the Peacocks had to pause the season for 26 days, one of the longest pauses in the nation. In that time, Coach Shaheen Holloway reworked the lineup, refocused the team on defense and even introduced the matchup zone defense. It invigorated the team, who found a new appreciation for playing D, but most importantly, he didn't send the players home for rest. He kept the team together, which made all the difference.
"For the last two years, I didn't let my guys go home because of COVID, because I wanted to have a season. So we were together for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's. When you start spending time like that, and it's real and it's genuine, a bond happens, a connection happens. Like, we spend more time with each other than we spend with our families," Holloway said.
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