Mullins family in ‘awe’ after magical shot to send UConn to Final Four GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — “There’s no words. There’s no description. It’s just awe.” Mullins magic in March. Greenfield, Indiana, native Braylon Mullins turned into a March Madness legend with his game-w inning shot from the logo to send UConn to the Final Four — a surreal moment for his parents who witnessed it all from the Capitol One Arena stands in Washington D.C. “It went through, and it was pandemonium. I blacked out,” Mullins’ mom Katie said. “I don’t remember exactly what was happening. I know I was crying very, very hard.” “I think I yelled so hard that I thought I was going to pass out,” Mullins’ dad Josh said. “I had to go down to my knees for a minute. I was like, ‘Man, I just yelled too much.’ I can’t even describe the feeling. Everything was in slow motion.” The unforgettable moment was made even more special when Mullins’ parents were able to sneak down to the court to give their son — who is just a freshman for the Huskies — a congratulatory hug. “I was just like, ‘Oh my gosh! Did that just happen?’ And I just hugged him really, really tight, and he had the biggest smile on his face. That moment I will always remember,” Katie said. No one in his hometown of Greenfield will be forgetting that shot any time soon, either, especially his high school coach Luke Meredith. “As soon as it left his hands, I knew it was going in, because that’s just who he is. You’re surprised when he misses,” Meredith said. “Now he’s always going to be synonymous with March Madness. They should put a statue out in front of him at UConn. He’ll never have to buy a meal at UConn in Storrs, Connecticut ever again.” Less than two years ago, UConn head basketball coach Dan Hurley himself was in Greenfield’s gym trying to recruit Mullins to the Huskies. His pitch? “We’ll bring you right back to Indy for the Final Four.” Well, it was Indiana’s Mr. Basketball that made that dream reality. “They had it lined up, and it had Philly to DC to Indy. They said, ‘This is what we want to do,'” Katie said, remembering the recruiting visits. “But the fact that he took the shot to bring them back? That’s another… that’s crazy. That’s mind-boggling, actually.” “I don’t know if you could script this,” Josh said. “I don’t know how this is happening, but it is, and it’s awesome, because that could have been a shot to go to Phoenix, Arizona, for the Final Four. But he’s literally coming back to Indy.” Mullins returns to Indy after a disappointing finish to his high school career last season. Greenfield-Central lost to Mt. Vernon after needing double overtime in the sectional championship. It’s that ending that has motivated Mullins even more. “I told him that, ‘You can rewrite your narrative from your high school stuff where you didn’t win, and you can rewrite this book if you want. The pen’s in your hand. It’s your narrative now,’ and he went and wrote it,” Josh said. His parents say “proud” is an understatement when talking about their son. “He’s stayed grounded throughout this whole process that he’s been going through for two, three years,” Katie said. “Kid from Greenfield. Now he’s in a spotlight, and he could be someone totally different, but he’s never going to be. He’s a very humble child, and that makes me proud.” “I think this community, us, people are just so proud of him for the things he’s done – not just because of the shot. He’s a good person. He’s a good kid. I think those things matter. I think that’s why a lot of people love him,” Josh said. The Greenfield community continues to rally around him. “He is Greenfield’s own, and that’s what makes him special,” Meredith said. “We’re a public school. We’re on the east side of Indianapolis. Little ol’ Greenfield. So now to see a kid that is our hometown guy, and just to see the support… we’re beaming here at Greenfield-Central, and we’ll continue to beam this weekend as he performs on a national level.” And he’ll do it in front of dozens of friends and family. Mullins and the 2-seed UConn Huskies face 3-seed Illinois in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals Saturday at 6:09 p.m. Eastern at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. ...read more read less