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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When Chinanu Onuaku stepped to the foul line during a recent scrimmage, his teammates on USA Basketball's U19 squad seemed perplexed.
"Is he being serious right now?" Isaiah Briscoe whispered to Allonzo Trier as the guards took their position near the basket.
Wing Terrance Ferguson was a bit more vocal as he motioned toward an official. "Timeout! Timeout!" Ferguson said before glaring at Onuaku. "What are you doing?"
It was a peculiar sight, to be sure.
Instead of using traditional form, the 6’10”, 230-pound forward from Louisville placed one palm on each side of the ball and held it in front of his waist before hoisting an underhanded free throw that swished through the net.
Often referred to as "granny style," the shot is used almost exclusively by elementary-aged kids who aren't strong enough to get the ball to the basket using a normal shooting form.
Onuaku, though, plans to shoot "granny style" from the foul line all season after making just under 47 percent of his free throws as a freshman in 2014-15.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When Chinanu Onuaku stepped to the foul line during a recent scrimmage, his teammates on USA Basketball's U19 squad seemed perplexed.
"Is he being serious right now?" Isaiah Briscoe whispered to Allonzo Trier as the guards took their position near the basket.
Wing Terrance Ferguson was a bit more vocal as he motioned toward an official. "Timeout! Timeout!" Ferguson said before glaring at Onuaku. "What are you doing?"
It was a peculiar sight, to be sure.
Instead of using traditional form, the 6’10”, 230-pound forward from Louisville placed one palm on each side of the ball and held it in front of his waist before hoisting an underhanded free throw that swished through the net.
Often referred to as "granny style," the shot is used almost exclusively by elementary-aged kids who aren't strong enough to get the ball to the basket using a normal shooting form.
Onuaku, though, plans to shoot "granny style" from the foul line all season after making just under 47 percent of his free throws as a freshman in 2014-15.
