Story Published:
Jan 27, 2010 at 3:22 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jan 27, 2010 at 3:22 PM CDT
OLATHE, Kan. -- A girls' high school basketball coach whose blindfolded half-court shot became an Internet sensation will get to go to the NCAA Men's basketball Final Four. Joel Branstrom can't disclose the source but says he's been told he and his family will get tickets, lodging and transportation to Indianapolis for the semifinal and final games in April.
Branstrom, a former University of Kansas walk-on player, went along with what was supposed to be a prank last week during a pep rally at Olathe Northwest High School, where he also teaches biology. Students who set up the prank and promised the basketball tickets were shocked when he made the blindfolded shot, especially since they didn't have any tickets.
Branstrom says the donor of the trip will be revealed soon.
