Amazing basketball head shot

An amazing video has emerged from a high school in the US of a basketball player scoring a basket with his head.

In the footage, filmed at Tharptown High School on January 18, Max Nolan can be seen nodding the ball into the basket in an amazing fourth quarter score.

The filmer later wrote online: "Max Nolan made a perfect basket in the 4th quarter off of his head.

"It completely changed the momentum and his team won the game."

"It was also close to Max's 18th birthday so it was a great present," she continued.