Jaylen Walker is starting his third year in the inclusive 4-year program for students with intellectual disabilities.
Jaylen Walker never expected to go to college, but he's at the University of North Texas, starting his third year in the school'sNBC 5 first profiled Walker two years ago when he was in high school and recently accepted into the program, then in its second year. UNT will graduate its first ELEVAR class this year.
"He comes in every day with, like, a servant's heart to really just come in here and do anything he can to make our players better, make our team, make myself better," UNT Men's Basketball Coach Ross Hodge said.
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