CEDAR FALLS — Call it the basketball court of public opinion.A University of Northern Iowa student’s roller-coaster ride after a contest at Wednesday’s UNI men’s basketball game against Illinois State ended Friday in his favor after upset fans vented their frustrations on social media.UNI athletics and CB Seeds, sponsor of the basketball-throwing contest, announced they had teamed up to award contestant Dalton Hinsch $10,000 — the prize many fans thought he deserved days earlier.
He Shoots, He Scores: Uni Student Will Get $10,000 From Basketball Contest After All
By Nick Petaros, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Fri, 02/14/2020 - 7:23pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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