Ackeem

He has worked so hard over the last 2 years to perfect his craft for basketball. Even with losing his father, he kept pushing through.

Placed 17th

in their group

Thank you for supporting Ackeem in this competition. Your participation made a huge impact for the Why Not You Foundation and their mission to empower change in the world, one individual at a time and one child at a time.

What do they love most about playing their sport(s)?

Ackeem loves to watch himself get better on and off the court. basketball has taught how to be better in sportsmanship as well lets him see how far he can push himself.

Who inspires them—on or off the field—and why?

His late father and godfather inspires him as they both played sports and was hoping he would follow. Watching his father old games keeps him motivated on how far he has come to where he will end up

What’s one moment in their athletic journey that makes you proudest?

The moment that makes me the proudest is seeing his growth from where he started from. I watched his team be down 30 points to him taking the winning shot to have his team win by 1

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