WholeHogSports · Mar 3, 2017
Arkansas fan will attempt to replicate half-court feat
Michael Collyar poses for a photo with his son, Matthias.FAYETTEVILLE — Michael Collyar didn't play basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but he hit one of the most memorable shots ever in Bud Walton Arena.
It was during a halftime contest for fans sponsored by the athletic department on Jan. 8, 2002, when the Razorbacks beat Mississippi State 75-64.
Collyar, then 22, banked in a half-court shot after hitting a layup, free throw and three-pointer to win $10,000.
The half-court shot may have been forgotten long ago except for the controversy that quickly followed.