Matt Lesperance

[1] Lesperance has represented the United States at the Paralympic Games twice, finishing in fourth place in 2008, and winning a gold medal in 2020.

[1] At nine years old Lesperance was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which is a rare neurological condition in which the spinal cord is inflamed.

[3] After graduating high school in 2006, Lesperance joined the UW-Whitewater Warhawk's men's wheelchair basketball team, where he was coached by Tracy Chynoweth.

Despite not being selected for the 2012 and 2016 games, Lesperance continued to train at a high level with NWBA Division I's Milwaukee Wheelchair Bucks.

[1] Lesperance continues to play in NWBA's Division I for the Milwaukee Wheelchair Bucks alongside his USA teammates Jeremy Lade and Nate Hinze under Coach Wilson.