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Jimmer Fredette joins the chase for $2 million prize at TBT

There came a time during Jimmer Fredette's senior season at BYU, when the frenzy surrounding his games got so crazy, that he had to find an escape route just to leave the Cougars' home arena.

"My wife had to drive her car under the arena, pick me up, and I drove out a secret tunnel," said Fredette, who won the Wooden Award during his final season in Provo, Utah, in 2011.

"But people figured out where the secret tunnel was, and when we started going out, they would all hit our car and cheer us on.