Saturday night was a big night for in-game contest winners as Steph Curry assisted a Warriors fan in winning $5,000, while over on the Plains, and Auburn fan was cashing in at halftime of the Tigers game.
Auburn basketball has a halftime competition where one student has 24 seconds to hit a layup, free throw, three-pointer and half-court shot to win $5,000 in tuition. With the time constraint and need to make four shots from increasingly long distances, it rarely pays out, but on Saturday night Ben Bode cashed in by nailing all four shots with apparent ease.
The one that went in with the most difficulty was the layup, but after that Bode swished the free throw and three-pointer, which left the half-court shot between him and $5,000 in tuition. Bode stepped to the half-court line and didn’t try to launch it like a normal shot. Instead, he went full Jackie Moon on us and tossed it up granny-style. The result? Nothing but net.
Layup ☑️
Free Throw ☑️
3-pointer ☑️
HALF-COURT GRANNY SHOT ☑️Junior Ben Bode was on 🔥 in the @Golden_Flake Tuition Shootout.#SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/KUL4ptU6QY
— Auburn Tigers (@AuburnTigers) February 26, 2017
This guy is now an Auburn basketball legend and they should retire that sweater and those five-inch inseam shorts in the rafters after that performance. The best part is after he hits the three-pointer the entire crowd stands up in anticipation and then all just stare at him a little bit confused as he sets up for a granny-style shot. They quickly were sent into a frenzy when he drilled the shot.
If you’re Bruce Pearl you have to at least consider giving Bode a walk-on spot if not a scholarship after that performance under the pressure of winning $5,000.
(h/t SB Nation)
