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Alex Rodriguez banks in half-court shot to win $10,000 for Bucknell University student

Alex Rodriguez banks in half-court shot to win $10,000 for Bucknell University student
February 24, 2025

(CNN) โ€” Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez nailed a half-court basket to win $10,000 for a Bucknell University student Sunday.

The shot came during halftime of Bucknellโ€™s 84-53 win against Army at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Afterward, the student, Owen Garwood, told Rodriguez that heโ€™s going to use the money to help his parents pay for his tuition.

The three-time Most Valuable Player was on campus, along with his Jump co-founders, Marc Lore and Jordy Leiser, both of whom are Bucknell graduates, to speak on a panel regarding entrepreneurship prior to the game.

The school has been using the Jump mobile ticketing platform this season.

Bucknell said Jump has been sponsoring contests all season where a student can win $10,000 if the individual can make a layup, a free throw, a three-pointer and a half-court shot in 30 seconds. No student has won the contest.

Rodriguez and Lore decided to compete on behalf of a student, the school said.

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