March Madness 2022: Saint Peter’s Doug Edert captivates with shooting skills, stylish mustache

Doug Edert and his mustache have turn out to be an web sensation in a single day however the Saint Peter’s guard is making a reputation for himself as a clutch shooter and the “folks hero” of March Insanity. 

Edert, a 22-year-old Junior from Nutley, New Jersey, first captivated followers with robust performances in Saint Peter’s first-round time beyond regulation win over No. 2 seed Kentucky and second-round victory over Murray State, scoring 20 and 13 factors, respectively. 

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However his mustache is what actually offered followers. 

“As soon as folks began calling him a ’70s porn star, calling him Ted Lasso, he’s like, ‘All proper, simply deliver it, let’s go,’’’ Edert’s father, Invoice, advised The New York Publish final week. “He referred to as me and mentioned, ‘There are children at Saint Peter’s with mustaches on their face, what’s going on?’ I’m like, ‘What’s occurring? That is what you probably did. You created this.’”

Saint Peter’s followers have been noticed carrying pretend mustaches within the stands whereas somebody created a Twitter account devoted solely to the legendary mustache. 

Invoice Edert advised USA In the present day that the ‘stache will keep so long as the Peacocks keep within the event. 

Doug Edert #25 of the St. Peter’s Peacocks shoots in opposition to the Murray State Racers within the second half throughout the second spherical of the 2022 NCAA Males’s Basketball Match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 19, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. 
(Photograph by Andy Lyons/Getty Pictures)

“He’s at all times been a little bit quirky that method. Now it’s turn out to be – he’s this folks hero with a mustache.”

Edert performed basketball at Bergen Catholic Excessive College in northern New Jersey the place, as captain, he led his workforce to the Bergen County Championship title, State Championship title, and NJSIAA Boys Basketball Match of Champions finals look, in accordance with the workforce web site. 

Doug Edert #25 of the St. Peter’s Peacocks reacts after beating the Purdue Boilermakers throughout the Candy 16 spherical of the 2022 NCAA Mens Basketball Match held at Wells Fargo Heart on March 25, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
(Photograph by Ben Solomon/NCAA Images by way of Getty Pictures)

He solidified his standing as a three-point specialist his freshman yr at Saint Peter’s in 2019, main the workforce with 53 triples. The next season he tied because the nineteenth finest MAAC participant in three-point area objectives made per sport common.