Ron Hunter tore his Achilles after rushing on to the court to celebrate his team 's 38-36 win over Georgia Southern in New Orleans on Sunday . The injury occurred during a play that saw him fall forward and land awkwardly with both feet on the ground as he was trying to get up from behind the basket for an offensive rebound. I 'm actually embarrassed by this because it takes away honestly from what these kids have done , ' said Hunter .
Ron Hunter tore his Achilles after rushing on to the court to celebrate his team 's 38-36 win over Georgia Southern in New Orleans on Sunday . Son R.J. had made two free throws with 21.6 seconds left in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game . ' I 'm actually embarrassed by this because it takes away honestly from what these kids have done , ' said Hunter .