East Tennessee State’s Bluenanza hoops celebration reached a new level on Monday night when the team incredibly made back-to-back halfcourt shots to give two ETSU students free tuition.
ETSU students Garrett Pack and Jeremiah Pearson were both selected by the school to attempt halfcourt shots to win free tuition. Both students missed their attempts, but Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Richard Sander gave them a second chance to win with a unique twist -- each student could pick one player on the team to shoot for them.
The students picked senior T.J. Cromer and junior Devontavious Payne to take the shots. Both players delivered clutch shots to secure free tuition for Pack and Pearson.
Talk about a ridiculous way to end a madness-type of event.
@DPayne1103 and @10_Is_Life hit half court shots tonight at Bluenanza to send 2 students to school for FREE! #SCTopTen #ETSU #ESPN 🏀⚔️😎 pic.twitter.com/B5gQPmEKWK
— ETSU Men's Basketball (@ETSU_MBB) October 25, 2016
That wasn’t the only highlight-reel play from the team on Monday night. Senior AJ Merriweather also threw down this ferocious windmill.
In case you didn't know, AJ Merriweather of @ETSU_MBB can dunk the ball pic.twitter.com/khaosMAqH2
— ETSU Athletics (@ETSUAthletics) October 24, 2016