UMBC's Star Guard's Parents Attended UVA; The School Their Son Defeated For Historic Upset
BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- The UMBC Retrievers did what 135 other 16th seeded teams in men's NCAA Tournament history couldn't do, and they made it look easy. In front of a raucous crowd at the Spectrum Center, the only team from Maryland to make the big dance this year defeated the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers, 74-54, in arguably the greatest upset in NCAA history.
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How can this story become even wilder? Get this: UMBC star Jairus Lyles' parents went to UVA, according to USA Today's Sports Dan Wolken.
Just spoke with Jairus Lyles' whole family who is here from Maryland. Get this: Both his parents are UVA grads.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 17, 2018
His dad, Lester, played four years of football for the team and then went on to play in the NFL.
Jairus Lyles's dad, an all-Met at St Albans, had no interest in Maryland. So instead he went... to Virginia. And peep the byline pic.twitter.com/hUthKaJ1MV
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) March 17, 2018
Mom, Carol, was amazed by the results of Friday's game.
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Lyles led the scoring for the Retrievers with 28 points and three assists.
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