Watch a BC walk-on receive a basketball scholarship just in time for Christmas
His teammates get pumped.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Steve Perpiglia.
The Boston College senior walk-on basketball player was awarded an athletic scholarship this week as a reward for three and a half years of hard work.
Fresh off a 64-55 win over Fordham on Tuesday, Boston College coach Jim Christian announced the scholarship in a locker room talk to the team.
“This is a program we’re building here. This is a program, and people need to be rewarded for everything that they do,’’ he says in the video above. “So it’s my pleasure to announce, for his last semester, Steve Perpiglia is going on basketball scholarship.’’
The team proceeded to mob Perpiglia and loft him up in the air in celebration.
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That celebration continued onto the court after the game as Perpiglia was surrounded by friends and family.
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You can watch the full video above.
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