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Published on: 4/4/2008
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LSU-Shreveport's Josh Porter
April 4, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Louisiana State University in Shreveport basketball player Josh Porter, considered a walking miracle after returning to play for the Pilots this season following a life-threatening neck injury sustained iin 2006-07, has been selected winner of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's Most Courageous Award.
Porter, a Shreveport, La., native, fractured the vertebrae in his neck in a collision with a teammate during a game in November 2006.Porter fell so hard that the plastic facemask he wore to protect a broken nose shot across the floor upon impact.
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His doctor, neurosurgeon Dr. Anil Nanda, said less than one percent of those who sustain injuries similar to Josh's ever regain movement or even live.
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Following 10 months of rehabilitation and recovery, Porter was back playing basketball again at LSUS this past fall.He returned to his old form from two years ago when he was an NAIA All-American and led the Pilots in scoring this season, averaging over 22 points a game and ranking among the top five scorers nationally in the NAIA.
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Porter will receive the Most Courageous Award at the USBWA College Basketball Awards breakfast held in conjunction with the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio beginning at 8 a.m. on Fri., April 4, at Sunset Depot.He'll also be honored at the USBWA's annual business meeting and breakfast at 9 a.m. on Mon., April 7, at the Marriott Riverwalk.