Yanic Konan Niederhauser's NBA draft moment was one for the books. The 22-year-old was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 30th overall pick on Wednesday, June 25, and his reaction was pure gold.

Niederhauser was sitting with his family in a box at Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York during the draft ceremony. He was only informed he was being drafted moments before commissioner Adam Silver took the stage to announce the Clippers' pick.

In a viral video shared by his alma mater, Penn State, Niederhauser is seen being told by an NBA employee that he needs to quickly make his way to the stage. With a huge smile on his face, he sprints through the halls, accompanied by cheers from his supporters.

"You're going to remember this," one of the people running with Niederhauser told him as he sprinted.

After the draft, Clippers general manager Lawrence Frank explained why the team drafted Niederhauser. "We had the really good opportunity to get to know Yanic. We had Yanic out a couple weeks ago. We were able to take him out to dinner… Long story short, his best basketball is ahead of him," Frank said.

Niederhauser's former Penn State basketball coach, Mike Rhoades, called his former player an "unbelievable young man" and an "even better teammate" after the draft.

During his time at Penn State, Niederhauser started in 29 games and averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds.

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