UMass said it would pay a student the $10,000 prize for a halftime promotion at a women’s basketball game after a dispute ...
Lee made a layup, a free throw, a 3-pointer and a half-court shot in under 30 seconds and was supposed to receive a $10,000 ...
A video review showed the student's foot was on the half-court line, but the school said it will step in to give him the ...
A UMass student who was initially denied​ a $10,000 prize after making a half-court shot will be getting the money after all.
But on Friday, UMass stepped in to rectify the situation, announcing that the school would award the $10,000 to Lee directly.
The skilled shot maker is Noah Lee, a UMass Amherst senior from Wayland who was attending the women's basketball game Wednesday night. He was randomly picked to compete in the shootout challenge ...
A UMass Amherst senior thought he won a $10,000 prize after hitting a half-court shot during a halftime challenge.
UMass Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford had other plans. Bamford took to X on Friday morning, saying that Lee would indeed ...