Josh Speidel was in a near-fatal car accident shortly after committing to play basketball at the University of Vermont
After scoring the points, the crowd erupted in cheers and Speidel received a standing ovation and hugs from his coaches, teammates and the Albany team.
The athlete joked that he thought about missing the shot at first so that he could fill up his stat sheet, ESPN explained.“I was thinking of maybe missing it, maybe to get an offensive rebound in there,” he said. “But I figured I might as well go 1-for-1 and shoot 100 percent in my college career,” he quipped.While he couldn’t play for the team, Catamounts coach John Becker kept Speidel on his scholarship, and he is set to graduate with a 3.4 GPA.
“We’re so proud of Josh, just hanging in there and working as hard as he has,” Lisa Speidel, Josh’s mother, told ESPN. “He looked as good as I thought that he would in his uniform.”
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