Boston -- A South Boston man proved that you don't have to be a famous athlete to break a Guinness World Record – you just need about 15 basketballs and a couple of great guys willing to hang out with you on the court after work.

Canton Reebok executive Justin Kittredge, 32, made 64 free throws in 120 seconds to break Olympic silver medalist and French basketball star Laurent Sciarra's record of 60 free throws over the same time period, according to a prepared release. On average, Kittredge made a basket every 1.875 seconds.

"It felt great to do it especially considering that I've come no where close to becoming an Olympian," Kittredge said. "At this point, being in my 30s, it was a test ... I was able to work enough at this and accomplish my goals."

Four years ago, Kittredge founded Shooting Touch, Inc., a nonprofit organization that combines coaching basketball with mentoring children and teaching them about AIDS and violence prevention.

"By accomplishing this world record, I hope it will encourage the young men and women I work with at Shooting Touch, Inc. that they too can achieve anything if they set their mind to it," Kittredge said. "Basketball is an effective vehicle to teach our youth about a variety of valuable skills that can be used both on and off the court."

It took Kittredge and his team of rebounders and passers about four months to break the record, he said.

When they actually broke it, however, their video camera has been accidentally turned off. Luckily, the Reebok security cameras recorded the whole thing.

"I think it could have been another four months until I hit it again," he said with a laugh.

Kittredge used to play basketball at James Madison University, a Division-I team, his wife, Lindsay Kitteredge, said.

"He actually just broke another record, but it hasn't been confirmed," she said, adding that it was "along the same lines" as this one but involved being blindfolded.

Although Kittredge has not yet heard back from the people at Guinness World Records, he made 16 blindfolded free throws in one minute, topping the five scored by Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets.

Kittredge's next feat will be running a youth basketball clinic in August with legendary high school coach Bob Hurley and several other members of the basketball community, he said.

Shooting Touch, Inc. is additionally starting a $25,000 scholarship program that grants graduating college seniors a 10-month a chance to leave the country and "give back through basketball," Kittredge said.

This may be the end of Kittredge's career as a record-breaker, however, he said.

"Maybe we'll keep doing a little research," he said after a pause. "You never know."