Bama Wheelchair Basketball Picture Day Friday
August 24, 2006 - Filed under: Events | Tagged: Wheelchair Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Wheelchair Basketball program will hold picture day Friday, Aug. 25 from 3-5 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum.
The UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will be available for individual and team photos as well as interviews from 3-4 p.m. and the UA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will be available for photos and interviews from 4-5 p.m.
The Crimson Tide women compete in the women’s division of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association and finished in the top five national rankings the last two years. The Alabama women will play in more than 30 games this season against women’s wheelchair basketball teams from across the country including the University of Arizona and the University of Illinois.
The Crimson Tide men’s team will start their first ever year of competition this fall in the college division of the NWBA. The men will be one of only 10 university men’s teams in the United States. The team will compete in the intercollegiate division of the NWBA against the University of Arizona, University of Missouri, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Illinois, University of Texas Arlington, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Southwest Minnesota State and Edinboro University.
For more information about the UA Wheelchair Basketball teams or the Alabama Disability Sports program please visit www.bama.ua.edu/~uads.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Ian Turnipseed or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Dr. Brent Hardin, UA Disability Sports, 205/348-5109, bhardin@ua.edu