Autistic team manager stuns crowd with six three pointers in first ever basketball game

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Jason McElwain, or J-Mac as he’s known to his friends, was the student manager of the varsity boys basketball team at Greece Athena High School in upstate New York. In a story akin to that of Rudy, Jason never played a game for his team. But that didn’t deter his dedication and commitment to the team.

You see, J-Mac was a bit different from the rest of the teammates… he was autistic. But, on February 16, 2006, on the last game of his senior year, his coach decided to pay tribute to J-Mac and the team wanted to show their gratitude by putting J-Mac in for the final minutes of the game.

What happened next shocked the world and made Jason an overnight hero. Not only did J-Mac get to play in his first-ever high school basketball game, but he went on a spectacular scoring spree that saw him score 26 points in just 4 minutes!!