Queens University men's basketball coach Grant Leonard plans to bring a "street dog" mentality to his team's upcoming NCAA Tournament game against No. 2 seed Purdue. The team's mascot, Buddy the Street Dog, is a 2-foot tall ceramic figurine named after Leonard. Buddy travels with the team and is given out after each game to the player who displays the most grit. Queens, the smallest school in the tournament in terms of enrollment size, reached the Big Dance in its first year of NCAA eligibility after defeating Central Arkansas 98-93 in the Atlantic Sun championship. This will be the first time the team will fly in a private jet to an away game and the first home game for the team. Despite being an underdog, the Royals have six players averaging double figures.