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Wheelchair Basketball

About the Sport

Wheelchair Basketball is Wheelchair Sports Victoria's most popular sport with regards to participation numbers. It can be played by people with all types of physical disabilities, including lower limb amputees, paraplegics, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy.  It is played on a standard basketball court with the basketball rings still remaining at the same height as the able-bodied game. The only major difference from able-bodied basketball is that wheelchair basketballers must bounce the ball after every two pushes. 

 

The International player classification system awards points to players according to the degree of their functional disability and takes into account factors that will influence player's maneuverability and balance in the wheelchair. Players are classified from 1.0 to 4.5 points, with one-point players having the least functional ability and 4.5 players having the most. The on-court team's points must not exceed a total of 14 at any one time. This allows teams of varying disability levels to compete on a more equitable basis.

 

Wheelchair Sports Victoria offers the following wheelchair basketball programs, competitions and camps annually:

 

Nordens State League Competition 

A weekly competiton is available to participants of all abilities at the Knox Basketball Stadium.

When: Tuesday evenings (weekly)

                                              

Time: 6.30-9.30pm

Where: Knox Basketball Stadium 

            Knox Converse Stadium,

            Park Crescent, Boronia.

Competition Fixture: Please refer HERE.

Competetion Ladder: Please refer HERE.

Development Coaching Program

Wheelchair Sports Victoria conducts coaching programs throughout Victoria. The programs are open to all ages and levels of abilities.

Albury/ Wodonga

When: Tuesday evenings (weekly)

Time: 6.00-7.30pm

Where: Albury Sports Stadium

Coach: Phil Thorneycroft

 

Bendigo

When: Monday evenings (fortnightly)

Time: 7.00-8.30pm

Where: Girton Secondary College

Coach: Anthony Rix

 

Gippsland

When: Thursday evenings (weekly)

Time: 7.30-8.30pm

Where: Traralgon Secondary College

Coach: TBA.

 

Melbourne

When: Sunday afternoons (monthly)

Time: 12.30-2.30pm

Where: Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC)

Coach: Brett Paxton, Matt Dunstan and Don Perriman

 

Shepparton

When: Tuesday evenings (weekly)

Time: 6.00-7.30pm

Where: Shepparton Sports College

Coach: Neville Thorn

 

 

Major Events

There are three different types of major events coordinated by Wheelchair Sports Victoria. These include:

Regional Tournaments

There are 5 weekend tournaments coordinated each year, which include:

  • Albury/Wodonga Basketball Challenge (20th & 21st February)
  • Shepparton Basketball Challenge (10th & 11th April)
  • Morwell Basketball Tournament (3rd & 4th July)
  • Bendigo Basketball Tournament (2nd & 3rd October)
  • Melbourne Basketball Tournament (27th & 28th November)

Men's National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL)

Through Wheelchair Sports Victoria's affiliation with the Dandenong Basketball Association, the men's state representative team is called the "Victorian Dandenong Rangers". Each year the Dandenong Rangers play a total of six home games and several away games interstate.

Round 1    4th - 6th June

Round 2    18th - 20th June

Round 3    23rd - 25th July

Round 4    30th July - 1st August

Round 5    13th - 15th August

Round 6    20th - 22nd August

Round 7    27th - 29th August

Round 8    3rd - 5th September

Finals       17th - 19th September

For the complete list of competition details, please refer to the 2010 Sport & Recreation Calendar listed under "Events" on this website.

2010 Victoria Dandenong Rangers Home Games Fixture

Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL)

Through Wheelchair Sports Victoria's affiliation with the Dandenong Basketball Association, the women's state representative team is called the "Victorian Dandenong Rangers". Each year the Dandenong Rangers play a series of home games and interstate away games, with Wheelchair Sports Victoria hosting Round 1 of the WNWBL.

Round 1    9th - 11th April

Round 2    20th April - 2nd May

Round 3    14th - 16th May

Round 4    6th - 8th August

Finals       10th - 13th September

For the complete list of competition details, please view the 2010 Sport & Recreationb Calendar listed under "Events" on this website.

2010 Victoria Dandenong Rangers Home Games Fixture

Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League Ladder

Contact

For further information, please contact Sport & Recreation Coordinator, Tim Nield on tnield@wsv.org.au or (03) 9473 0133.

 

 

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