National Wheelchair Basketball Association information
American wheelchair basketball league
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National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Sport
Wheelchair basketball
Founded
1949
No. of teams
181
Country
United States
Most recent champion(s)
Determined at Nationals at the end of every season
Official website
nwba.org
National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is composed of 181 wheelchair basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. Founded in 1949 by Timothy Nugent, the NWBA today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States and Canada. The league is made up of various divisions for athletes ranging from the ages of 5 to 18 for junior divisions, and 7 adult divisions.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) recognizes the NWBA as the National Organization for Wheelchair Basketball (NOWB) for the United States.
In April 2023, the NWBA held its first Military Division Tournament.[1]
^Groth, John (July 2023). "PROVIDING PURPOSE: The National Wheelchair Basketball Association hosted its first Military Division Tournament in late April and hopes growth is on the horizon". Sports 'n Spokes Magazine. Vol. 49, no. 4. pp. 28–34. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
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