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Gators' Hodskins, born without hand, makes shot

Related Topics: Walk-on (sports), Florida

Florida walk-on Zach Hodskins, who was born without a hand on his left arm, made his first basket in two years and received one of the loudest ovations of the night during the Gators' 89-65 victory over Jacksonville on Tuesday night.

Hodskins drove to the hoop in the final minute and sank the bucket despite getting fouled. He missed the free throw -- but coaches, teammates and the crowd didn't care.

"Really happy for Zach, a great young man, obviously overcoming an unbelievable adversity," coach Mike White said. "He's a very, very likable young man.