Chase Keller, Men’s Sports Editor
• September 1, 2024
Winning a national championship is somehow not the only peak moment of Jake Williams’ year.
After coaching UW-Whitewater to their first NWBA Men’s Championship since 2016, he worked on his swift...
The UW-Whitewater men’s wheelchair basketball team has been a staple of excellence for years. They have compiled fourteen national titles with their most recent coming this year.
“When I started...
Jan. 21, 2015 By Ryan Altman
The UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams opened the second half of their respective seasons last weekend with a mixed bag of results.
After...
Dec. 10, 2014 By Connor Moore
Mariska Beijer can often be seen donning a big and generous smile upon spotting her around campus. According to the women’s wheelchair basketball head coach Dan Price,...
Three men on the wheelchair basketball team share their stories of becoming disabled.
Many students walk to class and climb stairs everyday. But what happens when those abilities are taken...
In just its third season in existence, the women’s wheelchair basketball team has proved it can compete against national powerhouses.
The team finished second in the National Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament as a No. 2 seed, losing a heartbreaker, 58-56, to the University of Alabama in the championship game.
When the men’s wheelchair basketball team suffered its only loss of the season Feb. 5, its season looked a bit cloudier than it once had. Forget the fact the team had won 17 straight games to start the season before its loss to the University of Illinois. The team felt as though that was the wake-up call. From that point on, the Warhawks never looked back and it ended last Saturday with the team winning a national championship.
The men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams are gearing up for the National Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament this weekend in Arlington, Texas.
The No. 1-ranked men’s wheelchair basketball team finished the regular season with a 21-1 record.
They will now travel to the University of Texas–Arlington to compete in the NIWBT championships...
