Alex James was inducted into the Westchester Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. He was a standout basketball player at WCDS, earning MVP awards in 1973, 1974, and 1975, as well as All-Conference and Conference Tournament MVP in 1974 and 1975. He was named All-Northwest North Carolina in 1974 and 1975. James put Westchester basketball on the map and led the Wildcats to uncharted success during his four years as a starter for Westchester. He continued his career at Harvard University as a student-athlete during the late 1970’s.
More impressive than his basketball career, however, is James’s devotion to his wife and two sons, all of whom are wheelchair-bound and for whom he is the primary caregiver. His wife, Liz, has multiple sclerosis, and twin boys, Matt and Will, have muscular dystrophy. After learning of his sons’ diagnosis, James quit his job at IBM to go back to school for physical therapy. He secured a job at the Gateway Education Center in Greensboro in order to be with his sons who attended the school, as well as learn how to take care of his loved ones.
More impressive than his basketball career, however, is James’s devotion to his wife and two sons, all of whom are wheelchair-bound and for whom he is the primary caregiver. His wife, Liz, has multiple sclerosis, and twin boys, Matt and Will, have muscular dystrophy. After learning of his sons’ diagnosis, James quit his job at IBM to go back to school for physical therapy. He secured a job at the Gateway Education Center in Greensboro in order to be with his sons who attended the school, as well as learn how to take care of his loved ones.
