UNC’s Luke Maye gets standing ovation at class (Video)

After hitting the game-winning shot against Kentucky last night, North Carolina’s Luke Maye still made it to 8 a.m. class. In the process, receives a standing ovation.

North Carolina Tar Heels basketball is well known for being a powerhouse in college basketball. They are a storied program, winners of five national championships and have produced many stars and moments throughout its history. After Sunday’s 75-73 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats in the Elite Eight, the Tar Heels will return to the Final Four to play the Oregon Ducks.

But they must first thank Luke Maye for draining the game-winning shot to get them there.

And if his Tar Heel teammates hadn’t done so, Maye was in for a treat the next day. Maye, despite his heroics, still knew he was a student first. So the dreaded eight am class we all hate was still a priority. Thanks to a classmate named Jack Sewell, we witnessed his professor and fellow classmates thank Maye for his huge contributions to their men’s basketball team this morning.

Moments like these are what make college sports exciting. Maye is a contributor for the Tar Heels, but by no means a star player. Currently, Maye only averages 5.8 points and four rebounds a game. But the shot he made to send the Tar Heels to the Final Four will make him more memorable than his stats ever will.

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The NCAA Tournament’s appeal is the expected happens, but it’s better when the unexpected happens, too. The fans and the school become emotionally involved and they feel as they were apart of the magic. The professor and the class felt it was necessary for Maye to know that he was appreciated. But could it have been possible that they were celebrating his academic commitment, too?