Today the NBA announced the twenty-four top wheelchair basketball players from the National Wheelchair Basketball Association who will participate in the 2008 NBA/NWBA All-Star Wheelchair Classic. The game will be held on Thursday, Feb.14 at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center during NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.
As part of the NBA Cares All-Star community outreach activities, NWBA All-Stars will host their annual basketball clinic on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:00 p.m. CT, for over 75 young athletes, some of them also wheelchair-bound, at Dryades YMCA in New Orleans.
“NBA All-Star is a great showcase for our game since it gives fans a front row seat to the skill displayed by our athletes,” said Todd Hatfield, NWBA Executive Director. “Also, thanks to the NBA Cares program, our players will be able to show young athletes what they can achieve.”
A tradition started during NBA All-Star 1998, the NBA/NWBA All-Star Wheelchair
Classic will feature top wheelchair athletes selected from wheelchair
teams that are members of the NWBA. The players, selected by the NWBA,
are divided into East and West All-Stars. For more information on the
NWBA go to www.NWBA.org.
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association is comprised of over 200 basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. The NWBA was founded in 1948, and today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States of America and Canada.
TEAM ROSTERS
| NWBA East All-Star Team |
NWBA West All-Star Team |
| Donnie Langford - Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats |
Christina Ripp - Denver Rolling Nuggets |
| Juan Woidtke - Cleveland Cavaliers |
Paul "Taz" Capasso - Denver Rolling Nuggets |
| Jeff Glasbrenner - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks |
Rob Knight - Denver Rolling Nuggets |
| Paul Schulte - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks |
Chuck Gill - Golden State Warriors |
| Jason Nelms - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks (DII) |
Trooper Johnson - Golden State Warriors |
| Bobbie Nickleberry - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks
(DII) |
Luis Blancas - LA Clippers |
| Mike Looney - Magee Sixers |
William Arriaga - LA Fast Breakin Lakers |
| Carlos Ocasio - Miami Heat Wheels |
Mike Garafola -LA Lakers |
| Jake Counts - Milwaukee Wheelchair Bucks |
Tommy Schroeder - Phoenix Suns |
| Allen Champaign - New Orleans Hornets |
David Gonzales - San Antonio Spurs (DII) |
| David Snowden - New York Rollin’ Knicks |
Jeff Griffin - Utah Wheelin' Jazz |
| Eddie Lopez - New York Rollin’ Knicks |
Jeff Townsend - Utah Wheelin' Jazz |
Fans can call 1-866-NBA-JAMS or log on to NBA.com/jamsession
for more information on NBA All-Star Jam Session.
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