Young college basketball fan delays game after adorably storming the court: ‘Don’t know whose child that is’

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A conference matchup between the Radford men’s basketball team and Gardner-Webb was briefly delayed Wednesday night when a young fan stormed the court and had to be escorted off by one of the Highlanders. 

With just a minute remaining in the second half and Radford leading by three, a young fan burst out onto the court and began running around as players and coaches watched in confusion. 

Radford Highlanders head coach Darris Nichols directs his team against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first half at Colonial Life Arena Dec. 22, 2024.  (Jeff Blake/Imagn Images)

"And we have a kid on the floor," the game’s broadcasters said in shock. "The sixth man is on the floor here. I don’t know whose child that is. Do we have parents?" 

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The young fan continued to run around before Radford guard Truth Harris, a redshirt senior, stepped in and lifted the small child up before handing him over to a staffer near the court. 

The distraction did not derail the Highlanders, who won the game 79-75 to improve to 3-1 in Big South Conference play and tie for the top spot in the standings alongside High Point and UNC Asheville. 

The Big South released a statement after the game about the "pint-sized" interruption, adding the child was safely reunited with his parents. 

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"In an unprecedented and truly pint-sized moment of excitement, a young ‘fan’ stormed the court with one minute left in last night's thrilling Gardner-Webb vs. Radford basketball game," the statement said.  

"The fan, estimated to be