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WATCH: Aaron Wheeler takes flight, rocks KFC Yum! Center with two-handed slam
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Aaron Wheeler might have qualified to receive his pilot’s license on Thursday night.
Following a missed dunk by Tennessee’s Admiral Schofield — he suffered a pretty big rejection from the rim — Purdue’s Wheeler sprinted out ahead of the pack, handled a pass from Carsen Edwards and took flight. His two-handed slam got Boilermaker fans fired up.
This was a thing of beauty:
Make THAT a 10-0 run for Purdue! 😳 #Sweet16#MarchMadness | @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/UNbaOjmIbk
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 28, 2019
Yeah, that’ll get a crowd on its feet.
Purdue is hoping to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2000 and its first Final Four since 1980. Tennessee has never reached the Final Four.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB