Autistic teen honored as manager of basketball team

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For as long as he can remember, Andrew Koppel loved basketball. Since freshman year, he never missed a Lake Zurich home game and got as close to the action as he could

Lake Zurich's basketball coach took notice of the kid who loved the game and invited him to be the manager.

And just like that, Andrew had his own courtside chair.

"Sometimes, when we're struggling, he's always still clapping and saying, ‘Come on, play hard! You guys got this!’” says teammate Will Tucker.

During Lake Zurich's Senior Basketball night game, the team made certain Andrew got his own moment in the spotlight and cheered him on as a starter for the game.

"He's usually cheering for us,” says Will. "So it was nice for us to be able to cheer for him."