NC State's wheelchair court stormer rushes the floor again
Even after being thrown from his wheelchair during the court storming that followed NC State's upset of Duke two years ago, Will Privette always insisted he'd do it again if he ever had the chance.
On Sunday, Privette proved it.
The infamous wheelchair court stormer again was at the center of the crush of NC State fans who flooded the PNC Arena floor after the Wolfpack's stunning 87-75 victory over second-ranked Duke. The only thing Privette appeared to do differently exercise a bit more caution rather than leading the rush of NC State students himself.
Oops I did it again! #Rollpackreturns #STATEment pic.twitter.com/fhclmpSC4W
— Will Privette (@Thrill21) January 11, 2015
Privette's latest court storming comes about two years after he became a cult hero on the NC State campus when he was nearly trampled at mid-court before forward C.J. Leslie carried him to safety. He gained thousands of Twitter followers, inspired new T-shirt designs and fielded dozens of calls and texts from friends, family members and local and national media.
"My phone flew out of my hand. My glasses flew off my face," Privette told Yahoo Sports in Jan. 2013. "Of course, the first thing I worried about was getting my phone back instead of protecting myself. But that got lost in the sea of people, so then I started to worry about myself. And that's when C.J. came in and saved the day. He saw me, realized what was going on and he started screaming, 'Back up. Back up' and pushing everyone out of the way. He reached out and pulled me up. We just started jumping up and down. I swear he held me for about two minutes before he put me back in my chair."
Thankfully, Sunday's court storming was far less harrowing for Privette. He shot video of himself, snapped some photos and reveled in another monumental NC State upset.
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Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
