2020 NWBA Toyota Adult Division I Wheelchair Basketball National Championships 

March 12-14

Wichita, Kansas

#2 Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks defeated #1 New York Rollin’ Knicks, 80-72  

In the fifth championship game meeting between the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks and New York Rolling Knicks in the past seven tournaments, the team from Texas now holds a 3-2 advantage.

Winning 72nd edition of the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament 80-72 over the two-time defending champion Knicks, it is the 16th title for the Mavs, all since 1997.

Only the Milwaukee Bucks, second to Dallas in 2016 and to New York last year, have made it to a final since 2014.

It was an epic clash between two powerful and talented sides. While the Knicks were clearly the dominant team in its preliminary games, Dallas hadn't shown its true self until the final.

From the start, it was a puncher's battle with the two stalwarts trading blow for blow, basket for basket. Dallas led after the first ten minutes 23-21 and it was still a 2-point margin at the half 40-38.

Dallas would maintain the lead through three quarters, 59-51 and push the margin to as much as 11 points early in the fourth. The Knicks would never get closer than six the rest of the game.

Jason Nelms led Dallas and all scorers with 30 points and would be honored as the game MVP. The Mavericks' Bobbie Nickleberry, named tournament MVP for the third time, and Zach Blair each added 21. Aaron Gouge scored the other 8.

Steve Serio and Patrick Anderson had 24 points apiece for the Knicks with David Eng scoring 22.

Division I All-Tournament Awards

1st Team

Patrick Anderson 4.0 - New York Rollin’ Knicks 

Bryce Doody 3.5 - MedStar NRH Punishers 

Trevon Jenifer 2.5 - MedStar NRH Punishers           

Kevin Grant 1.0 - New York Rollin’ Knicks                 

Steve Serio 3.5 - New York Rollin’ Knicks                 

2nd Team 

Zach Blair 4.5 - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks            

Jeff Griffin 3.5 -  Utah Wheelin’ Jazz                          

Harsh Thakkar 2.5 - MedStar NRH Punishers           

Rebecca Murray 1.5 - Milwaukee Wheelchair Bucks 

Jason Nelms 2.5 - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks        

3rd Team

Dylan Fischbach 4.0 - Milwaukee Wheelchair Bucks  

Paul Schulte 3.0 - Miami Heat Wheels                        

James Moceri 2.5 - Mary Free Bed Pacers                 

Vincent Dallaire 1.5 - Toronto Rollin’ Raptors (2)        

Kevin Atherley 4.0 - MedStar NRH Punishers             

Captain James S Ure Sportsmanship Award

Randy Jaramillo - Albuquerque Kings

MVP

Bobbie Nickleberry - Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks

2020 NWBA Toyota Adult Division II Wheelchair Basketball National Championships 

March 12-14

Wichita, Kansas

#1 Tampa Bay Strong Dogs defeated #3 TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels, 58-50   

The Division II title went to first time champions, the Tampa Bay Strong Dogs 58-50 over the TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels from Houston.

The first half was all Tampa with the Dogs taking the first half 38-20. The Hotwheels fought back in the second half but could only close the gap to 58-50 at the final buzzer.

Tampa's Robert Gordon led scoring with 27 points followed by Carlos Quintanilla with 15. Hassan Elkadi and Juan Rios topped TIRR scoring with 18 each with Ryan Hundemer adding 10.

Division II All-Tournament Awards

1st Team

Evan Thorn 4.5 - Courage Kenny Rolling Timberwolves     

Christopher St. Remy 4.0 - Nassau Kings                                         

Natalie Schneider 4.5 -  Madonna Magic                                    

James Gonzalez 3.0 - TIRR Memorial Herman Hotwheels        

John Boie 1.0 - Wisconsin Thunder                               

2nd Team
Jason Walley 4.5 - OKC Wheels of Thunder              

Erick Shinkus 4.0 - Wisconsin Thunder                               

Hassan Elkadi 3.0 - TIRR Memorial Herman Hotwheels       

Michael Thompkins 2.0 - OKC Wheels of Thunder                        

Ian Lynch 1.0 - Cincinnati Royals                                   

3rd Team

Kyle Killworth 4.0 - LWSRA Hawks                                       

Jacob Counts 3.5 - Cincinnati Royals                                   

Eric Barber 3.0 - Wisconsin Thunder                               

Jaime Mazzi 2.0 - Cincinnati Royals                                   

Scott Zessin 1.0 - Madonna Magic                                    

Sportsmanship Award

Mak Nong - LWSRA Hawks

MVP

Robert Gordon - Tampa Bay Strong Dogs

2020 NWBA Toyota Adult Division III Wheelchair Basketball National Championships

March 12-14

Wichita, Kansas

#6 Brooks Ballers defeated #1 Rockford Chariots, 55-51   

Jacksonville, Florida's Brooks Ballers are the Division III champions with a 55-51 win over the Rockford Chariots.

Jarrod Showers and Timothy Houston led Brooks with 21 points each. Justin South scored 16 for Rockford with Nick Marvin adding 14.

Division III All-Tournament Awards

1st Team

Nick Marvin 4.0 - Rockford Chariots                 

Candice Law 3.5 - Charlotte Rollin’ Hornets       

Jon Fraser 2.0 - Rockford Chariots                 

Justin South 1.5 - Rockford Chariots                 

Genc Hyseni 4.0 -  Louisville Spokes & Spires      

2nd Team

Joshua Jones 4.0 -  Louisville Spokes & Spires      

Andrew Haag 3.0 - Music City Lightning              

Jerry Mitchell 2.5 - Tacoma Titans                      

Joseph Whittkamp 1.0 - Louisville Spokes & Spires      

Jarrod Showers 2.5 - Brooks Ballers                       

3rd Team

Abdoul Aziz Sow 4.0 - Brooklyn Nets                       

Marvin Williams 3.5 - Shepherd Stealers                

David Snowden 2.0 - Shepherd Stealers                 

Richard Travis 1.0 - Charlotte Rollin’ Hornets       

Robbie Blevins 1.5 - Brooks Ballers                       

Tim Stout Sportsmanship Award

Bryan Bonmon - Louisville Spokes & Spires         

MVP

Timothy Houston - Brooks Ballers

The 2020 NWBA Toyota National Championship Series was graciously supported by title sponsor, Toyota Motor North American. Thank you Toyota for all your support in making these championships a reality..."Let's Go Places."

Thank you to the local organizing committee (LOC), Visit Wichita, for hosting the 2020 NWBA Toyota Adult and Junior Wheelchair Basketball National Championships. 

Special thanks to all the NWBA partners that made the series possible including Nike, Molten USA, RGK Wheelchairs, Per4Max, Spinergy, Invacare, Eagle Sports Chairs, ABLENow, Nugevity, ABC Medical, Hudl, and United. 

Thank you to all the host cities and communities for their hospitality to NWBA members and fans throughout the series. Thanks to the local sponsors and supporters of each event, your contributions did not go unnoticed!

Thank you to all NWBA Board of Directors and Divisional Leadership for their efforts from start to finish on these events. We greatly appreciate your selfless assistance throughout the preparation and implementation of the series.

Thank you to all the tournament personnel for their work, including classifiers, floor officials, facility/venue staff and EMT/medical staff.

Thank you event volunteers for your time assisting the NWBA during these events. The countless hours served by volunteers throughout this series were truly the lifeline for the success of these events. Thank you, volunteers!

Lastly, thank you to all NWBA members! We hope your season was fruitful with success/wins, and not just on the scoreboard. We look forward to hosting you all next year for the 73rd season of the NWBA and the 2021 Toyota National Championship Series!

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