National Wheelchair Basketball Association

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The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is comprised of 181 wheelchair basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. Founded in 1948, the NWBA today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States of America and Canada.

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) recognizes the NWBA as the National Organization for Wheelchair Basketball (NOWB) for the United States.

The NWBA is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in international basketball competition. These competitions include:

• Paralympic Games

• IWBF World Games

• IWBF Under 22 World Championships

• Parapan American Games

• Roosevelt Cup

• Walker Cup (women)

• North American Cup

See Also

• Harry Vines (1938-2006) - former NWBA president and Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame member

External Links

• National Wheelchair Basketball Association website