Alvaro Folgueiras honors dad with every 3. What to know of Iowa's March Madness hero
Who is Alvaro Folgueiras? Here's everything to know of the viral Iowa hero who hit a game-winner to upset No. 1 seed Florida in the second round:
Alvaro Folgueiras ' shot busted brackets across the nation. But for the Iowa Hawkeyes forward from Spain, his only worry after upsetting No. 1 Florida was seeing his mom.
Moments after No. 9 Iowa defeated No. 1 seed Florida 74-72 thanks to Folgueirias' ice-cold corner 3 in the final seconds of the game, he ran over to his mother and shared a long, emotional embrace.
"Well, we didn't say much," he said after the game. "She told me 'I love you' 100 times. I said 'I love you' 100 times back.
It's super special having my mom here. She's everything for me. Where the world would be without the moms.
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