Matthew McShane
 Portrait of Matthew McShane taken at team processing session for shadow members of 2016 Australian Paralympic team | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Macca |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 1 November 1990 |
| Sport | |
| Position | Guard |
| Disability class | 1.5 |
| Club | Queensland Spinning Bullets |
Medal record | |
Matthew McShane (born 1 November 1990) is a 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers team that competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, his second Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Matthew McShane was born on 1 November 1990. When he was 18, he contracted transverse myelitis, a neurological condition in which the spinal cord is inflamed, that left him paraplegic. Coming home from his work one day, he suddenly found that he was unable to move.[2] He was in hospital and rehabilitation for nine months.[3]
He has completed a Bachelor of Industrial Design at the Gold Coast campus of Griffith University.
Basketball
[edit]McShane had always enjoyed sports, particularly Australian football, surfing and Skateboarding. During rehabilitation, he was introduced to wheelchair basketball,[2] and played his first game in a social competition on the Gold Coast.[3] He then joined the Queensland Spinning Bullets the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) as a 1.5 point player, and played his first game with the national team, the Rollers, in November 2014.[3] In June 2016, he toured Great Britain for the 2016 Continental Clash against Canada, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States.[4] The Rollers were defeated by the United States, and won silver.[2] In 2016, he was selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5] He was one of five Rollers selected for their first Paralympics [5] where they finished sixth.[6]
In 2018, he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany. [7]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Rollers finished fifth with a win–loss record of 4–4. [8] [9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers". Paralympics Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Matt McShane". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Basketballer Matt on a roll towards Rio". Griffith University. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Australian Rollers Name Team for 2016 Continental Clash". Basketball Australia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Australian Rollers ready for Rio 2016 revenge". Australian Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Rollers earn bronze at the 2018 World Championships". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers". Paralympics Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Rollers end Tokyo campaign fifth". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
