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Wow, this is a very rare collection of videos from Matthew Dellavedova's legendary St. Mary's college days. Thank you, Internet. As you can clearly see below, the Australian import is no stranger to big performances. Two of these special clips show him willing his Gaels to victory, and another is a short documentary on the captain after St. Mary's made history by defeating their rivals Gonzaga in the 2012 West Coast Conference Championship. He was always gritty, he always hustled, he always put his team on his back. We'd been sleeping on him for far too long. The legend continues tonight in Cleveland as the Cavs try to take a 3-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors and pull of one of the greatest upsets in NBA Finals history. Check out these deep Deli cuts.
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The Big Dance Interview
Date: March 5, 2012
Deli made history during his time at St. Mary's. During the 2012 season, he was the captain of the first Gaels team in school history to win the regular season title and the conference tournament in the same season. He scored 22 points and hustled his team to an overtime victory. Showing up in big games is nothing new to Matthew.
The Student & The Athlete
Date: March 16, 2012
Leading the Gaels through their historic 2012 season, St. Mary's decided to honor their captain with a short documentary complete with teacher and teammate interviews. I don't know about you, but I can't wait for this 30 for 30.
Bye, Bye BYU
Date: January 16, 2013
Here he is hitting a ridiculous halfcourt shot to send BYU home with the sad faces. BYU's Tyler Haws hit a fadeaway in the lane to tie the game at 67 with about two seconds left. But then Deli answers with a prayer at the buzzer like the legend he is. Very rare. Collect.
