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
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
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
- ^ "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.
