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Teen With Autism Earns Basketball Scholarship To Kent State University!

An Arkansas teen who didn’t walk until he was four years old and didn’t speak until he was seven has signed a national letter of intent to attend Kent State…

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MARCH 16: The NCAA logo is seen in the second half of the game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 16, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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An Arkansas teen who didn't walk until he was four years old and didn't speak until he was seven has signed a national letter of intent to attend Kent State University on a basketball scholarship. Eighteen-year-old Kalin Bennett is a 6-10 senior from Little Rock, whose parents were once told he most likely would never walk or talk. Bennett certainly went on to prove the naysayers wrong! In a big way!