Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Former Illini wheelchair athletes have helped fund scholarship for the next generation of adaptive sports stars In the heat of an Illinois men’s wheelchair basketball season, intense morning practices roll into sociable team meals and lively late-night gaming sessions. The hours spent between busy student-athlete schedules—on buses and in […]
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NIWBT didn’t result in titles, but Illinois again showcases its adaptive sports programs
March 31, 2025 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo This year marked the 76th anniversary of the first NIWBT The University of Illinois and Illinois Wheelchair Athletics played host last week to the 47th Annual National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and even though neither Illini team took home a title, the event at the State Farm Center was […]
Illinois wheelchair basketball prepares to play for home crowd
Feb. 02, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Illini wheelchair basketball teams take on competition at Activities and Recreation Center For the first and only time this season, the Illinois men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams are facing the competition in their home court at this weekend’s Illinois College Tournament. A total of 22 games will be […]
Wheelchair basketball alums band together for worthy cause
July 20, 2023 | Ethan Simmons A scholarship formed by recent Illini wheelchair basketball players supports today’s athletes In the heat of an Illinois men’s wheelchair basketball season, intense morning practices roll into sociable team meals and lively late-night gaming sessions. The hours spent between busy student-athlete schedules—on buses and dorm rooms—are where teammates became […]
Illinois’ McCammon selected for inaugural Team USA wheelchair competition
March 27, 2023 | AHS Staff Morgan McCammon of the University of Illinois has been selected to participate in the inaugural Team USA vs. College All-Star competition taking place at the NCAA Women’s Final Four, as announced Monday by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and National Wheelchair Basketball Association. McCammon will compete for […]
Tim Nugent honored by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Feb. 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo It is the Hall of Fame’s highest honor outside of enshrinement Tim Nugent, considered the “Father of Accessibility,” and the founder of the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services at the University of Illinois, has been posthumously awarded the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith […]