Many fans who weren’t in attendance during Trash Can Man’s first outing against the USF Bulls were likely confused when an oversized, red trashcan was wheeled courtside in the second half against the UCF Knights.
Was a custodian lost? Was cleanup set to begin early so staff could get home in time for “American Idol?” The truth is, the trashcan held within its confines men’s basketball’s newest homecourt weapon.
Trash Can Man, aka architecture sophomore Luis Lemus, is the newest addition to the raucous Fertitta Center environment.
Lemus has one job and one job only: wait for his handler’s signal then explode through the lid of the trashcan and try his best to distract visiting team’s free-throw shooters.