Matti

He played basketball in a foreign country alone battling through injury and still had great development and now looks for college Basketball

Placed 38th

in their group

Thank you for supporting Matti 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)?

He loves to be in a team, to feel the support and to give support to his teammates. On top of that comes the feeling he described as magic when he’s in a tuff position and still manages to find a way to get an important bucket or have his impact on the floor in a different way.

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

He told us his main inspiration are his friends, that keep on supporting him and that want to see him win and compete at the highest possible level.

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

His commitment to go to Canada for a year to play basketball in a diffrent environment and to take on the challenge of adapting a diffrent system and play style to what he’s used to from Germany.

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