CHICAGO, Ill. – Find out if William Paterson men's basketball sophomore guard
Zach Frick's (Sparta, N.J./Sparta) 60-foot buzzer beater wins the GEICO National Play of the Year when the winner is announced during the Best of College Basketball 2015 television special Sunday, March 29, at 12:00 p.m. on CBS. Check your local listings to confirm the channel and air time.
The play is one of five finalists for the award, and voting was conducted on the official GEICO Best of College Basketball Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball. Frick's buzzer beater received more votes than plays from NJIT, NYU and Sacred Heart to win the Week Two round. Each week for five weeks, four incredible college basketball plays were nominated as the GEICO Play of the Year. Each week's winner was determined by fan voting, and the five finalists then competed in a week-long competition March 2-9 to determine the GEICO National Play of the Year.
On Jan. 21 at home against Ramapo College, the Pioneers were trailing 71-68 with 2.9 seconds remaining in regulation. Frick came away with the rebound of a missed Roadrunner free throw and launched a shot from beyond mid-court, a buzzer beater to tie the game at 71-71. The WP Pioneers defeated the Roadrunners in overtime, 86-81, in NCAA Division III men's basketball action. To watch the play on YouTube, visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn-7Wd0x_N0.
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http://www.wpupioneers.com and
http://www.wpupioneers.com/socialmedia.