AMHERST, Mass. — While the UMass Amherst Women’s Basketball team beat St. Bonaventure handedly on Wednesday 81 to 54, another impressive feat happened during the game’s halftime.
During a 30-second shootout contest to win $10,000, 21-year-old Noah Lee made a layup, free throw, three-pointer, and a half-court shot.
Lee told Boston 25 News, “I kind of threw the ball up in celebration, and honestly, I was laughing at first, too, because it was all kind of surreal,” explained Lee.
He then looked up at his best friend, Josh Schreiber, in the stands, who was recording the moment on his phone. “I didn’t say anything for a few seconds because I was just in shock that it went in,” Schreiber said.
Once the initial shock wore off, Lee signed off on some paperwork and was informed by UMass staff that they were passing on the basketball shootout footage to Odds On Promotions, the insurance company hosting the contest. The company would ultimately determine if Lee received the $10,000 or not.
Lee says UMass staff reviewed the footage before they sent it off to the insurance company and noticed he put his foot on the half-court line. He says he wasn’t made aware of the contest rules and that his foot placement could cost him, which it did.
“We definitely felt a little bit disappointed, frustrated in the moment,” said Lee.
All while this was happening, Schreiber took to social media platform ‘X’ to inform people of his friend’s accomplishment and undesired outcome. That led to the post receiving plenty of local and national attention from the likes of Sports Illustrated and Barstool Sports.
However, the support turned to UMass Amherst taking action if the insurance company wasn’t going to pay-up.
According to a social media post from UMass Amherst Athletics Director Ryan Bamford, “For all those wondering, we’re working on getting $10K to Noah. If we can’t get to a good result via the insurance company, we will pay him directly.”
Boston 25 reached out to Odds On Promotions for a comment but haven’t heard back.
Meanwhile, Lee plans to use the $10,000 to pay off some of his student loans, and to possibly use some of it to go on a fun spring break trip.
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