Hear From The Drexel Student Who Won $10K After Making A Half Court Shot

By Howard Monroe and Joe Brandt, CBS Philadelphia

November 3, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Winning the lottery is cool, but it's never this dramatic. You don't get hoisted into the air by your school's basketball team.

Drexel student Sakirul Karim pumped his fist and was hoisted into the air by the Dragons basketball team after making a half-court shot Thursday night.

Karim said he wasn't planning on coming that night but his friends convinced him. And then he won a raffle for the chance to take the shot - winning $10,000.

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