The world’s top North and South America wheelchair basketball teams are competing this week (August 24-29, 2009) at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia (Western Canada) for the America’s Cup. The top three teams from this event will qualify for the World Championships – July 2010 in Birmingham, England.
All games will be broadcast LIVE on http://www.sportscanada.tv/
Schedule (in Eastern Daylight Time)
| Monday, August 24, 2009 | ||
| 3:15pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Opening Ceremonies Colombia vs Canada Brazil vs Jamaica Argentina vs Mexico USA vs. Venezuela |
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| Tuesday, August 25, 2009 | ||
| 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Venezuela vs Brazil Mexico vs Colombia Jamaica vs. USA Canada vs Argentina |
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| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | ||
| 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Jamaica vs Venezuela Argentina vs Colombia Mexico vs Canada USA vs. Brazil |
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| Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
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| 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Quarterfinals 1 Quarterfinals 2 Quarterfinals 3 Quarterfinals 4 |
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| Friday, August 28, 2009 |
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| 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Consolation Semifinals 1 Consolation Semifinals 2 Semifinals 1 Semifinals 2 |
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| Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
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| Noon 2:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:10pm |
Place 7/8 Place 5/6 Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game Closing Ceremonies |
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Full schedule and results can be found at the following link (these times are in Pacific Daylight Time)
http://wheelchairbasketball.ca/en/tournament.aspx?id=1017
USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team:
Head Coach: Jim Glatch
Assistant Coach: Melvin Juette
Assistant Coach: Tom Colwell
Athletic Trainer: Mike Carr
Athletes / College / High School Team / International Classification
Brian Bell – University of Illinois / Lakeshore Lakers 4.5
Nate Hinze – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 4.5
Matt Scott – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater / Sterling Height Challengers 4.0
Jacob Counts – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 3.5
Steve Serio – University of Illinois / Long Island Lightning 3.5
Mikey Paye – University of Texas-Arlington / Michigan Thunderbirds 3.0
Paul Schulte University of Texas at Arlington / Grand Rapids Jr. Pacers 3.0
Jason Nelms – University of Texas-Arlington / Michigan Thunderbirds 2.5
Jeremy Lade – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2.5
Matt Lesperance – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater / Mad City Badgers 1.0
Eric Barber – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 1.0
Will Waller – University of Illinois
Extra Nuggets:
Co Captains: Jeremy Lade & Paul Schulte
8 players returning from the 2008 Paralympic team
4 players competed with the 09′ Junior National Team
Junior USA team won Gold (July 14, 2009) at the IWBF U23 World Championship in Paris, France
Recent posts on USA Under 23 Men’s wheelchair basketball team:
July 13, 2009 USA in World Championship – U23 Wheelchair Basketball
July 10, 2009 IWBF Update — USA Undefeated After 4
May 23, 2009 USA Advances to Gold Medal Game vs Australia – Wheelchair Basketball
Reporter – Steven Sandberg
Shooters – David Heil, Nate Coombs
