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NCAA Newcomer Queens Plans to Bring 'Street Dog' Mentality Against No. 2 Seed Purdue
Queens University, the smallest tournament school with 1,500 students, uses Buddy the Street Dog to symbolize grit as a 25.5-point underdog against Purdue, officials said.
- Queens University prepares for its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance on Thursday, facing No. seed Purdue in the Big Dance after defeating Central Arkansas 98-93 in the Atlantic Sun championship last week.
- Grant Leonard, the Royals coach, introduced Buddy the Street Dog, a 2-foot ceramic golden shepherd, to embody the team's identity as 'street dogs' fighting for every possession during their first season of NCAA eligibility.
- The Royals, representing approximately 1,500 students, are the tournament's smallest school by enrollment and field six players averaging double figures, creating balanced scoring threats across their roster.
- Despite being 25 1/2-point underdogs per BetMGM Sportsbook, guard Nasir Mann and teammates are seeking an upset rather than treating the tournament as a celebration of their historic qualification.
- Earlier this week, Purdue center Oscar Cluff admitted unfamiliarity with the Charlotte-based school, mistakenly stating it was located in New York, highlighting Queens' relative anonymity nationally.
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NCAA newcomer Queens plans to bring 'street dog' mentality against No. 2 seed Purdue
Queens University takes its “street dog” mindset to the NCAA Tournament, and it even brings a ceramic mascot named Buddy. Coach Grant Leonard and his players fly to St.
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