Central Arizona basketball player hits shot after concussion

Andrew Joseph | azcentral sports

Central Arizona College's Trace Dimeff turned a scary situation into the shot of his career.

Late in Central Arizona's 87-84 overtime loss to Arizona Western on Saturday, Dimeff lost his balance and hit his head.

The officials did not stop play while Dimeff remained on the ground in pain (which in itself was a huge officiating mistake). But as Central Arizona regained possession, Dimeff wobbled to his feet and went into the corner. A teammate passed him the ball, and like nothing was wrong, Dimeff knocked down a huge three-pointer with five seconds remaining.

Dimeff tweeted a video of the play, and said that he suffered a "mild concussion."

When you lowkey got a mild concussion but ball is still life & you gotta hit the clutch corner three w 5 secs left pic.twitter.com/BqX3v6M70w — Trace Dimeff (@TDimeff) November 23, 2015

When you lowkey got a mild concussion but ball is still life & you gotta hit the clutch corner three w 5 secs left

Dimeff finished the game with 27 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.

He also tweeted that he is feeling better and appreciated the concern.

S/o to all those showing love & checking in to make sure I'm good! As funny of a play as it was, it was just as scary, but I'll be back😈😤 — Trace Dimeff (@TDimeff) November 24, 2015

S/o to all those showing love & checking in to make sure I'm good! As funny of a play as it was, it was just as scary, but I'll be back😈😤

Here's to hoping that Dimeff makes a recovery. He'll always have that shot.

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