College Basketball Program Makes Final Decision on Student Who Lost $10,000 Prize

However, Josh Schreiber, a friend of Noah Lee's and a broadcaster for the UMass women's basketball team, revealed that the insurance company that ran the promotion was not going to give Lee the $10,000. 

"UPDATE: Noah was just notified by INSURANCE he is NOT getting the money They say his foot was on the line DESPITE not being told BEFOREHAND that it had to be BEHIND the line OddsOn Promotions is the company," Schreiber wrote on X. 

But on Friday, it was reported that UMass has decided to step in and give Lee the $10,000 -- and more, per Dan Roche. 

"We appreciate Noah taking part in the series shootout promotion at our recent women's basketball game and applaud his efforts. After the contest, we informed Noah that we should share the footage with our insurance partner as the next step.

"After their review of the four camera angles we provided, they determined the half-court shot was disqualified as it was not taken behind the half-court line. We weren't satisfied with the outcome and arrived at the decision to provide Noah with both a $10,000 award and a host of other UMass athletic benefits," the statement read. 

Earlier in the day, UMass Athletic Director Ryan Bamford stated they were working on getting Lee the prize, and now they have done that. 

UMass men's basketball head coach Frank Martin had reached out to Schreiber on X and asked for Lee to DM him, so it was a team effort with a lot of people at UMass working to get Lee the prize. 

After all that, Lee ends up with $10,000 and more from UMass, although it remains to be seen what the extra benefits are.