Passing of Greg Pereira (aka Jahidi Hoya)
Jan 17, 2018 9:13:07 GMT -5
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Post by RockawayHoya on Jan 17, 2018 9:13:07 GMT -5
My favorite story including Greg goes back to 2007 B.E.T in NY. We beat Nova 62-57 in the Quarterfinals , ND 84-82 in the Semi's and faced Pitt in the finals. The outcome as we all remember was the Hoyas 65-42 in a rout. This is when the fun starts! After every single victory Hoya fans filled CAFE31 in rare form the entire weekend. It was the finals that brought out the greatest time I've ever had in the many years of attending the B.E.T. After seeing Mr & Mrs Green as well as Jeff's uncle a few times that weekend , Jahidi and I convinced them all to attend Cafe31 victory party with fellow Hoyas fans. Many board members attended and crowd of Hoya fans was overwhelming. As soon as I got to Cafe31 , I clearly remember telling Jahidi "Hold on a sec brother , I'll be right back!!" At that point I pulled the owner to the side and politely asked him a huge favor. I said is it possible to purchase that entire bottle of Grey Goose Orange Vodka. He looked at me with a smile and said he's never done this before , but the HOYAS deserved it. With the entire Green family in the building and the place packed with many Hoya fans , we proceeded with all types of chants from "Jeff Greens Mom" "HoyaSaxa" "WeAreGeorgetown" and the list goes on. The icing on the cake though , Jahidi and I asked Mr. Green if it was possible to call Jeff after the great beat down vs Pitt. In which Jahidi and I got a chance to thank and congratulate Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert personally on the Phone. Those who were there that night probably have a better memory of the other events that took place because at this point many of us were wrecked. It was the Smile and Dawg Mask that made this night one to remember and I will forever hold a place in my heart for Greg. He was a great person inside and out. One of the biggest HOYA fans ever. He will be missed. (Shoutout to GIGI , MEGA , Sir SAXA , Forrest , DTrain and many others from HoyaTalk .. I'm sure we can keep Gregs spirit going at Cafe31 this year)
This is one of my favorite Hoya basketball memories as well. Cafe 31 was a blast that night after Roy nearly ended Aaron Gray's career with that performance in the BET final.
One thing I vividly remember was chanting "Jeff Green's Mom" when the Greens walked in. His dad playfully joked, "Hey, what about me?" and then we started chanting "And his dad!"