College basketball is exciting for the lengths that fans will go to in order to distract the opposing team, but during “championship week,” one Pitt fan discovered a new way to make their voice heard above all others by belting out classic ’90s rock songs.

For fans of Pittsburgh sports, this may not be something new, but Pitt senior drum major Soren Henkle had his voice recognized on a national stage as he began singing the Goo Goo Dolls’ 1998 hit, “Iris,” during a Stanford free throw attempt, much to the amusement of the announcers at the ACC Tournament.

“It’s a really powerful song. It’s kind of in my vocal range as well, I’d say, but I don’t know if people would agree,” Henkle told The Athletic (via The New York Times). “I messed up the words a little, I think. But it’s a classic. Most of the people in the stadium will know it. Most of the people in the band will know it.”

“Okorie hits the free throw despite the presence of a really loud guy singing Goo Goo Dolls behind us. I’m not sure how that didn’t throw him off,” shared the announcer on the ACC Network broadcast as his partner chuckled along.

The moment even caught the attention of the Goo Goo Dolls themselves, who noted, “And it didn’t even throw him off,” while also sharing a series of crying laughing emojis. But this was just the beginning of our hero heckler’s musical journey throughout the game and the week.

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During the Pitt-Stanford game itself, Henkle and some of his fellow band members embraced their love of ’90s rock by singing Creed’s “Higher” and The Cranberries’ “Linger,” which echoed throughout the arena during the neutral court game.

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Regarding Creed’s “Higher,” Henkle shares, “That’s just fun to sing and it captures people’s attention.” His fellow bandmate Nicholas Morris added to The Athletic, “That one’s really fun because we do the accent with it.”

How a New Pitt Tradition Began

As mentioned, belting out popular rock songs is nothing new for Pitt’s band members, who reportedly first did it last October while attending one of the university’s volleyball games. They then started using this distraction technique on different occasions during this year’s Pitt basketball season before their recent singing appearance at the ACC tournament gained more national attention.

“We did it occasionally during the season to try and get in their head a little bit. It was spur of the moment,” shared Nicholas Morris, a junior trombone player. “We thought it’d be kind of funny.”

You can debate whether or not their distraction technique worked, as Stanford went 5 of 6 from the free throw line during the game. However, the one miss occurred while the band members were belting The Cranberries’ “Linger,” and Pitt eventually emerged victorious with a last-second shot to win 64-63.

“It’s silly. I love college basketball, especially for stuff like this,” Henkle said. “It’s March.”

While the Panthers may have gotten past Stanford, they fell to NC State 98-88 on Wednesday, but not before the band performed some a cappella renditions of Creed’s “One Last Breath” and Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way.”

Below check out our list of the 75 Best Rock Songs of the ’90s.