Profile; Matt Scott; Basketball Player Makes a Statement On the Court and in a Nike Commercial

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Tracy Chynoweth had never met Matt Scott when he invited him to try out for the U.S. Junior National wheelchair basketball team in 2001.

The 16-year-old Detroit kid was a good five years younger than most of the players. But at the end of the first day of practice, the newcomer had shocked the coaches.

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Profile; Matt Scott; Basketball Player Makes a Statement On the Court and in a Nike Commercial

"My first thought was, 'Holy s---,' " said Chynoweth, the head coach. "Where did this kid come from?"

Not only was he holding his own with the best college players, the teenager had the body of an NFL linebacker. Growing up, he pla...

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