UNC student hits half-court shot on College GameDay, wins $19k

Posted Mar 8, 2023
This lucky student woke up one morning to go to a basketball game and went to bed that night with a pocket full of cash. A freshman student from UNC made a half-court shot on Saturday, March 4, winning him almost $20,000. Javon Comer, from Thomasville, was at the Smith Center around 7 a.m. when someone tapped him on the shoulder. (WFMY)

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