Jason McElwain
Autistic man, known for a high-scoring high school basketball game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jason McElwain, nicknamed J-Mac (born October 20, 1988), is an American amateur athlete in both basketball and marathon running, and a public speaker with high-functioning autism. McElwain came to fame on international news in 2006, when he shocked the world playing in a high-school basketball game and scored twenty points in the final few minutes of the game.
Jason McElwain | |
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Born | (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988 (age 35) |
Education | Greece Athena High School |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Parent(s) | David and Debbie McElwain |
Awards | ESPY Award for the Best Moment in Sports |
In 2003, Jason McElwain was appointed as the manager of the Greece Athena High School Trojans men's basketball team by basketball coach Jim Johnson. On February 15, 2006, he played in a senior night basketball game against Spencerport High School, for a division title. Greece Athena got a large lead, so Coach Johnson decided to let McElwain play in the last four minutes and nineteen seconds of the game. McElwain made six three-point shots and one two-pointer, finishing with twenty points. After the final buzzer rang, the crowd dashed onto the court in celebration. Footage of the event was featured on ESPN days after the game, and a short film about McElwain's life, The Magic Of J-Mac, was released in 2009.[1]
Ten years later, McElwain made his professional basketball debut with the Rochester Razorsharks.[2][3]