USA Men's Para-Olympic
Wheelchair Basketball Team in Mentor Ohio

The Team USA Men's Para-Olympic Wheelchair Basketball team was in Mentor Ohio with a charity scrimmage against members of the CAVS 

The game was hosted on 9/16/2011 at the Spires institute in Mentor Ohio.

http://www.spireinstitute.org/

The event started with a Kids Clinic from the Cleveland Cavaliers and then a Charity Wheelchair Basketball Game with the US Men's Olympic Wheelchair Basketball team. 
Led by Head Coach Byron Scott, basketball players of all ages and abilities were  invited to the Kids Clinic, where they took part in drills led by Coach Scott and his staff.

After the clinic, Coach Scott, General Manager Chris Grant, local media celebrities, and a team of Cavs legends including Larry Nance, Austin Carr and Campy Russell 
scrimmaged the US Men’s Olympic Wheelchair Basketball team in a charity match. 

Proceeds from the event went to benefit the 
US Men’s Olympic Wheelchair Basketball Team 
as they prepare for the London 2012 Paralympic games.

(Click on any image to enlarge)

201109WheelchairBasket6.jpg (106589 bytes) After a warm-up with a Kids Clinic, the team members got together to begin the game with the National Anthem. 201109WheelchairBasket7.jpg (93847 bytes)
Touch off was between Larry Nance for the Cavs and Will Waller for Team USA.  Will negotiated his wheelchair for an upper advantage! 201109WheelchairBasket8.jpg (54914 bytes) The game was filled with energy as both teams ambitiously pursued their shots.  
201109WheelchairBasket2.jpg (78476 bytes) It was a full house as many fans cheered both teams in this fun game 201109WheelchairBasket1.jpg (65168 bytes)
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After the halftime error in the scoreboard, the switched scores was not an issue as Team USA caught up with the CAVS. 201109WheelchairBasket16.jpg (42163 bytes) The final score was Cavs 38 and Team USA 37 (though Team USA scored over 60 of those 76 points).

Congrats to both teams and all of those who supported this event.

Special thanks to the Spire Institute for hosting the event.

Good Luck Team USA!!!!!

http://usparalympics.org/sports/summer-paralympic-sports/wheelchair-basketball/team-rosters

2011-12 U.S. Men's Wheelchair Basketball National Team 
Eric Barber (Chicago, Ill.)
Brian Bell (Birmingham, Ala.)
Joe Chambers (Woodland, Calif.)
Danny Fik (Highland, Calif.)
Andy Garbarino (Hillsboro, Mass.)
Jeff Glasbrenner (Little Rock, Ark.)
Nate Hinze (Cedar Grove, Wis.)
Trevon Jenifer (Huntington, Md.)
Jeremy Lade (Oconomowok, Wis.)
Ian Lynch (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)
Jay Nelms (Emmett, Mich.)
Chris Okon (Mayville, Wis.)
Mikey Paye (Detroit, Mich.)
Paul Schulte (Manchester, Mich.)
Matt Scott (Detroit, Mich.)
Steve Serio (Westbury, N.Y.)
Josh Turek (Council Bluffs, Ia.)
Will Waller (Detroit, Mich.)

2011-12 U.S. Women's Wheelchair Basketball National Team

Sarah Binsfeld (Vadnais Heights, Minn.)
Sara Castle (Centennial, Colo.)
Jen Chew (Littleton, Colo.)
Loraine Gonzales (Tyler, Texas)
Rose Hollerman (Elysian, Minn.)
Darlene Hunter (Ft. Worth, Texas)
Mary Allison Milford (Magnolia, Ark.)
Desiree Miller (Monroe, Wash.)
Becca Murray (Germantown, Wis.)
Alana Nichols (Farmington, N.M.)
Natalie Schneider (Lincoln, Neb.)
Andrea Woodson-Smith (Durham, N.C.)

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