{"379181":{"#nid":"379181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Half Court Hero","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s fitting that it was Caleb Espy who sank a half court shot in Georgia Tech\u2019s McCamish Pavilion to win free pizza for a year.\u0026nbsp; He\u2019s put in the work to deserve it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m one of those guys down below the backboard,\u201d Espy says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENormally the third-year business administration major is donning a yellow body suit and a crazy wig and helping inspire the crowd to cheer on the Yellow Jackets at basketball games.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf we start chanting something, usually the band will follow along,\u201d Espy explains.\u0026nbsp; \u201cIf we ever get on the Jumbotron, we start jumping up and down going crazy, trying to get the crowd involved.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen the opportunity came for Espy to take his involvement to the next level, he jumped even faster.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis lady comes walking up and says \u2018Hey! Do any of you guys wanna\u0026shy;\u2014\u2019 and I said \u2018Yes!\u2019 before she even asked the question,\u201d Espy recalls.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Yellow Jacket super fan said he didn\u2019t care what he was going to be asked to do, he was going to do it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt turned out to be taking a shot of his choice for pizza. He could have taken a layup for a single pie or a free throw for three.\u0026nbsp; While walking out onto the court, he was pretty set on taking a three-pointer for 10 pizzas. But things changed when he heard the crowd.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI pointed to the spot and all the students were like \u2018Yeah! Shoot the half court shot!\u2019\u201d Espy says. \u201cI just had to go for it all.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;A few deep breaths and a couple of dribbles later and Espy was heaving up his half court attempt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI knew it was on line. I knew it wasn\u2019t going to airball.\u201d Espy remembers his shot sailing. \u201cThen it just kind of perfectly dropped in there.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe\u2019ll be getting 52 total pies, so one pizza per week. Domino\u2019s is Espy\u2019s pizza brand of choice, he says, especially since the company changed up their recipe. He plans sharing his winnings with his friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen I heard that I was winning a year\u2019s supply of Domino\u2019s I was like, \u2018That\u2019s awesome.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs for preferred toppings, he goes for classic pepperoni or buffalo chicken when he is looking to change things up. \u0026nbsp;So far he\u2019s only eaten two of his 12-month allotment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proven shooter has a couple of tips for others faced with a half court shot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA lot of people try to throw it like a baseball, and that usually won\u2019t work,\u201d Espy suggests. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to jump into it, use both arms and use your legs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech business student hits an amazing shot to win free pizza for a year"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s fitting that it was Caleb Espy who sank a half court shot in Georgia Tech\u2019s McCamish Pavilion to win free pizza for a year.\u0026nbsp; He\u2019s put in the work to deserve it.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech business student hits an amazing shot to win free pizza for a year."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2015-02-17 17:39:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:42","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"379191":{"id":"379191","type":"image","title":"Caleb Espy Hits Half Court Shot","body":null,"created":"1449246214","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:34","changed":"1475894388","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:48","alt":"Caleb Espy Hits Half Court Shot","file":{"fid":"75237","name":"sequence_01.still001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sequence_01.still001.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sequence_01.still001.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":575491,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sequence_01.still001.jpg?itok=nWhEEenq"}}},"media_ids":["379191"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"118971","name":"amazing shot"},{"id":"2142","name":"basketball"},{"id":"118951","name":"caleb espy"},{"id":"118991","name":"domino\u0027s"},{"id":"118981","name":"freez pizza"},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"118961","name":"half court shot"},{"id":"85811","name":"win"},{"id":"2223","name":"yellow jackets"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESteven Norris\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Social Media\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["snorris@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}