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January's Teams of the Month Announced

By Pasha Zolfaghari, 02/13/18, 10:45AM CST

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – The National Wheelchair Basketball Association is honored to announce the NWBA’s Teams of the Month for January. January’s winners are listed below and on the NWBA website at http://www.nwba.org/teampastwinners.

NWBA Teams of the Month winners will receive a “Team of the Month” plaque.

The NWBA recognized the following teams per division:

         Junior Division: One team each Varsity and Prep 

         Intercollegiate Division: One team (either men’s or women’s)

         Women’s Division: One team                                    

         Adult Division: One team each Division I, Division II and Division III

Women’s Division

No nominees
 


Adult Division I

No nominees
 


Adult Division II

Tampa Bay Strong Dogs of Tampa, Florida

  • Team record for the month: 7-0
  • Season record 9-2
  • The team was ranked 16th in the nation, but after winning the Pioneer Classic, they are now ranked 6th. 

 

Adult Division III

No nominees

 

Intercollegiate Division

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (Men) of Whitewater, Wisconsin

  • Team record for the month: 7-1
  • Team was undefeated in December
  • Went 4-0 at Edinboro Tournament and 3-1 at Wichita, with their only loss coming from a last second buzzer beater.

 

Junior Varsity's

TIRR Memorial Hermann Junior Hotwheels of Houston, Texas

  • Team record for the month: 6-0
  • Season record: 24-0
  • Won the BlazeSports Big Peach Slam Jam with a record of 6-0 and beat five ranked teams.

 

Junior Prep

No nominees
 

The NWBA thanks all athletes, coaches, and supporters for participating in January’s Team of the Month awards. Congratulations again to all teams that were nominated and selected as Teams of the Month.

February’s Teams of the Month applications are due at 12:00 pm MST on Monday, March 5. All Team of the Month applications should be sent to pashazolfaghari@nwba.org.