TBS' Candace Parker adorns peacock headdress, predicts St. Peter's basketball wins Elite 8
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At the end of Friday's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games, the TBS studio crew made predictions for what teams would win in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four.
The studio crew consisted of Rex Chapman, Seth Davis, Ernie Johnson, Candace Parker, and Baylor head coach Scott Drew.
Parker made a prediction different from everyone else that led to adorning a peacock headdress.
She went with the No. 15-seeded St. Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team to defeat No. 8 seed North Carolina on Sunday and reach the 2022 Final Four.
Candace Parker picks St. Peter's vs. UNC basketball in Elite 8
I don't think anyone is as happy & having as much fun as @Candace_Parker, & I love it! 😂🥰❤️😍#MarchMadness #MarchMadness2022 #WNBATwitter #wnba pic.twitter.com/y4zYgRirZX
— WomenHooping (@WomenHooping) March 26, 2022
"I don't think I can bet against St. Peter's," Parker said. "I know that this is crazy, but every game has been crazy."
This is when Drew handed Parker the peacock headdress. Davis had put on the peacock headdress when picking the Peacocks to win Friday prior to St. Peter's beating Purdue 67-64.
.@SethDavisHoops repping the first 15-seed to make the Elite 8: @PeacocksMBB! pic.twitter.com/VZsMUhuYlz
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 26, 2022
"I'll either be the hero, or I'll be laughed at," Parker said.
Johnson, sitting next to Parker, then started singing Barry Manilow's song "Copacabana," and Parker danced some to it.
who could have seen this coming pic.twitter.com/tHprkZdU8i
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 26, 2022
Parker also picked Duke, Houston, and Kansas to reach the Final Four.
The 2022 NCAA Tournament Final Four in New Orleans starts Saturday, April 2. The NCAA Tournament national championship game is scheduled to take place Monday, April 4.
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Parker played for the Tennessee Lady Vols from 2004-08, and she helped the Lady Vols win national championships in 2007 and 2008.
Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Candace Parker picks UNC vs. St. Peter's basketball in NCAA Elite 8
