Kevin Laue goes D-1

(photo by Andrew Shurtleff for The New York Times)

In one of the most inspirational stories in decades, former Amador Valley Prep Kevin Laue has landed a D-1 scholarship at a school right in the heart of New York City.

Kevin Laue, One-Handed Player, Earns Division I Basketball Scholarship
Adam Himmelsbach
New York Times
May 25, 2009

Kevin Laue, a 6-foot-10 center whose left arm ends at the elbow, was often told he would be an N.C.A.A. Division I basketball recruit if he had two hands.

It turns out the second hand was not necessary. Laue, who is from California, has accepted a scholarship to play for Manhattan College next season...

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Here is a full-length feature the Times did earlier on Laue.