Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, March 6, 2013
Jordan Hulls grew up a few miles from Indiana and his grandfather was an assistant on Bobby Knight's staff, so it was only fitting that he would wear the candy stripe pants one day. Four seasons of sweet shooting later, the hometown kid couldn't help but get emotional following his final game at Assembly Hall. Watch Hulls let the emotions flow throughout his memorable Senior Night speech Tuesday here.
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Hulls warned the crowd that he would get choked up, though. He was right. The tears flowed as he thanked all the important people in his life, from his close-knit family to team managers. They continued as he called his sister, Kaila, his "best friend," which brought her to tears, as well, and when he talked about his late grandmother.
Not only was the speech 100 percent from the heart, it humanized Hulls. It also resulted in a standing ovation, no doubt aided by his closing remark: "Let's go get banner No. 6!"
Twitter took notice, to the point that "Jordan Hulls" was trending worldwide.
See some of the tweets below:
My God, Jordan Hulls. There's a guy who cares about college hoops.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 6, 2013
Have to stay unbiased and all, but I'm not afraid to say Jordan Hulls is one of my all-time favorite players. #iubb
— Justin Albers (@Justin_Albers) March 6, 2013
To me, Jordan Hulls represents all that's good about college hoops and specifically IU hoops. Very emotional in his speech.
— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) March 6, 2013
This is pretty much exactly what a senior speech is supposed to be. This one won't be forgotten.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) March 6, 2013
I've heard 15 years worth of these Senior speeches and I can't remember one quite this emotional.
— Terry Hutchens (@IndySportsHutch) March 6, 2013
Jordan Hulls is trending worldwide because of a senior night speech after an IU loss? That is impressive
— Trevor Andershock (@INBBallSource) March 6, 2013
Good job Jordan you've successfully made 17,000 people cry…jerk
— Caleb Konstanski (@cjkonstan) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/ryancorazza/status/309165094238035968
Jordy will go down as one of the greatest shooters in #iubb history. Same would be said if they ranked heart.
— Chronic Hoosier (@ChronicHoosier) March 6, 2013
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