Kent State basketball recruit Kalin Bennett became “the first student-athlete with autism to sign a national letter of intent to play a team sport at the NCAA Division I level” when he signed with the Golden Flashes earlier in November, according to Elton Alexander of The Plain Dealer.
Bennett hopes to inspire others with autism or struggling with conditions of their own:
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“I want to make an impact not just on the court, but with kids that are struggling with the same things I am. I want to use this platform to inspire other kids with autism and non-autism. I want to let them know, hey, if I can do this, you can do it, too. A lot of times they feel alone and by themselves, and I felt that same way growing up.”
Source: Kent State Commit Kalin Bennett Discusses Being 1st D1 Athlete with Autism
