Blood or family? For Jersey City great Mike O'Koren, UNC vs. Saint Peter’s is a win-win deal

Posted Mar 27, 2022
His phone started buzzing soon after the two college basketball teams closest to his heart pulled off back-to-back Sweet 16 upsets. A few wanted to know if Mike O'Koren would be making the trip for the North Carolina vs. Saint Peter’s matchup in the Elite Eight. And to those questions, he quickly answered with one of his own. "You got tickets?" (NJ.com)

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