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Seeds and Brackets Announced for the 2024 NWBA Junior Division National Championships

By NWBA and Junior Division Executive Committee, 03/25/24, 6:45PM CDT

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Junior Division Executive Committee has announced the final seeds for the teams participating in the 2024 NWBA Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships set for April 5-7 at the Henrico Sports & Events in Richmond, VA.

For more information, please visit our website at https://www.nwba.org/nationals AND https://sportable.org/nwba-nationals-juniors/

The seeds and brackets were announced on the Road to Richmond Selection Show, presented by Sportable and Richmond Times Dispatch. 

The 2024 NWBA Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships will feature a total of 52 teams from the Junior Division.

36 teams from Varsity will play in the Varsity or Varsity Invitational tournaments. The Varsity tournament will crown a national champion, while a tournament championship will be on the line for the Varsity Invitational. There will be 16 Prep teams that will play for a national championship.

All Junior Divisions will begin play on Friday, April 5 and end on Sunday, April 7.

All Junior Division national championship games will be held on Sunday, April 7 on court ten (10). The championship game times are as follows (all times listed are local time - EST): 
 
ALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT HENRICO SPORTS & EVENTS CENTER
- Varsity Invitational Tournament Championship Game at 10 a.m. 
- Prep National Championship Game at 12 p.m. 
- Varsity National Championship Game at 2 p.m. 

This event will be hosted by Sportable, Central Virginia's premier adaptive sports club. The venue for this event will be Henrico Sports & Events Center, The Henrico Sports & Events Center is a state-of-the-art convocation and championship complex with 12 basketball courts.

Varsity Seedings

1. Lakeshore Lakers
2. Charlotte Rollin' Hornets (Purple)
3. Bennett Blazers
4. New York Rolling Fury
5. CK Jr. Rolling T'Wolves
6. LWSRA Hawks #1
7. KC Kings ('A')
8. BlazeSports Jr. Hawks Red
9. Rancho Halos
10. Utah Rush
11. Dallas Jr. Mavs (Blue)
12. Brooks Bullsharks
13. RHI Turnstone
14. Jr. Road Warriors
15. WASA Marquette Eagles
16. Fairfax Falcons

PREP SEEDINGS

1. LWSRA Synergy Hawks
2. ATX
3. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
4. Dallas Jr. Mavs Blue
5. Bennett Blazers
6. NY Rolling Fury
7. WASA Marquette Eagles
8. KC Kings
9. Fairfax Falcons
10. BlazeSports Jr. Hawks
11. RHI Racers
12. Charlotte Rollin' Hornets
13. Lakeshore Sharks
14. Katie's Komets
15. Cincinatti Dragons
16. Music City Thunder

VARSITY INVITATIONAL SEEDINGS

18. Mad City Badgers
19. Ryan Martin Foundation Trojans
20. Nebraska Red Dawgs
21. KC Kings ('B')
22. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
23. Roger C. Peace Rollin' Tigers
24. ASO Cavaliers
25. Bridge City Rolling Blazers
26. LWSRA Hawks #2
27. Cincinatti Dragons
28. Katie's Komets
29. Dallas Jr. Mavs (White)
30. Parasport Spokane
32. SAAS Jr. Wildcats

PLAY-IN
33. Music City Thunder
34. Ability 360 Phoenix
35. CK Rolling Gophers
36. Sportable Spokes 

LIVESTREAM INFORMATION

Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce PER4MAX as the Official Livestream Sponsor of the 2024 NWBA Wheelchair Basketball National Championships. A total of 196 games will be broadcast live when the top 100 Adult and Junior Division wheelchair basketball teams from across the country compete for national titles April 5-14, 2024 at the Henrico Sports and Events Center. Watch live at Sportable.org.

“We are incredibly grateful to PER4MAX for signing on as our Official Livestream Sponsor,” commented Hunter Leemon, Sportable Chief Executive Officer. “Their support has been instrumental in bringing 196 wheelchair basketball games to audiences worldwide. This is truly a can’t-miss event – and now with PER4MAX – fans everywhere can experience every thrilling moment.”

“The NWBA Wheelchair Basketball community has been integral to the growth of PER4MAX Wheelchairs over the past 25 years,” said William Hernandez, Founder and CEO of PER4MAX. “To celebrate this exciting anniversary, we felt it was important to give back to the athletes and organizations who help us push our product to the max!”

Sportable has partnered with Mas Broadcast, LLC to stream all eight courts simultaneously live from the Henrico Sports and Event Center’s state-of-the-art professional broadcast studio. The broadcasts will feature custom graphics with scoring and clock data feeding directly from the courts. The Showcase Court, presented by Richmond Region Tourism, will feature play-by-play and color commentators throughout both tournament weekends.