Lexington native Zach Hodskins, born without a hand, scores for Florida basketball
A wonderful thing happened during Florida’s 89-65 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday night in Gainesville.
Zach Hodskins, a sophomore guard for the Gators who was born without the lower part of his left arm including his left hand, scored his first collegiate basket.
Here’s the video:
And the reaction:
Sweet spin move to lay up - and the foul - for Zach Hodskins! #GoGators cc @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/mOvovSrlHJ
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) December 23, 2015And more reaction:
An amazing moment last night as @GatorsMBK's one-handed walk-on Zach Hodskins scored his first collegiate points pic.twitter.com/zicDDdFjC7
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) December 23, 2015A native of Lexington, Hodskins grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia. A Kentucky fan, Hodskins walked-on at Florida under Billy Donovan.
This story was originally published December 23, 2015 at 10:17 AM.