The United States wheelchair basketball team will participate in the Australian Paralympics Youth Games to be held in Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre in Australia from Oct. 5-11.
Nine athletes and three coaches from Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minn. of The wheelchair basketball team will participate in the inaugural event.
The wheelchair basketball team includes:
| The wheelchair basketball Athletes | ||||||
| Greg Anger – 20, Milwaukee, Wis., Missouri Tigers | ||||||
| Robert Doyle – 16, Eden Prairie, Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Ben Kenyon – 18, Minnetonka, Minn., Wisconsin-Whitewater | ||||||
| Dylan Fischbach – 14, Nebraska Red Dawgs, South Dakota | ||||||
| Joe Dixon – 16, Lakeville, Minn., Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Jon Ruiz – 15, Chicago, Ill., Windy City Warriors | ||||||
| Mark Braun – 15, Mounds View, Minn., Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Rose Hollermann – 13, Elysian, Minn., Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Derrick Bisnett – 16, Bismarck, N.D., Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Robbie Wilhelm – 18, St. Paul, Minn., Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Connor Downes – 18, Rosemount, Minn., Missouri Tigers | ||||||
| Sam Blakley, 16, Utah, Utah Wheelin’ Jazz | ||||||
| The wheelchair basketball Staff | ||||||
| Mike Bauler, Head coach, New Hope, Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Trent Thenhaus, assistant coach, Chicago, Ill., Windy City Warriors | ||||||
| Brendan Downes, assistant coach, Rosemount, Minn., Arizona Wildcats | ||||||
| Jeff Downes, team manager, Dallas, Texas, Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
| Tim Kenyon, assistant team manager, Minnetonka, Minn., Courage Center Junior Rolling Timberwolves | ||||||
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