COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the High Performance Team Selection Committee are proud to announce the final roster for the 2024 U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team. These selections were made after the 2024 U.S. Women’s Selection Camp hosted March 27-31 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 
 
The 2024 U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team is comprised of twelve (12) athletes and four (4) alternates that will represent the U.S.A at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games in Paris, France on, August 28 – September 8, 2024 
    
The final roster includes 12 athletes from the gold medal winning U.S. Men’s team from the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games that was held in Santiago, Chile, on November 17-26, 2023. The pool also includes eight athletes from the gold medal winning U.S. Men’s team from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.  
 
Steve Serio (Westbury, NY) will make his fifth Paralympic Games roster after helping the U.S. Men’s National Team win a gold medal at the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games, leading the squad in assists per game (9.0). One of the most recognizable players in the sport, Serio brings a cache like no other, with a robust trophy case that features three Paralympic medals (2012 bronze, 2016 gold, 2020 gold) and an ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability in 2017. Serio is a four-time gold medalist at the Paralympic Games (2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023) and a five-time medalist at Worlds (2022 gold, 2018 silver, 2014 silver, 2010 bronze, 2006 silver).  
 
Brian Bell (Birmingham, AL) joins Serio on the final U.S. Men’s National Team roster after winning gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games, where he was the team’s leading rebounder with 11.8 boards per contest. Bell’s resume speaks for itself, having been a member of the last two U.S. Men’s teams that won gold medals at the Paralympics (2020 and 2016). In addition to his Paralympic accolades, Bell is a three-time gold medalist at Parapans (2015, 2019 and 2023) and a three-time medalist at Worlds (2022 gold, 2018 silver, 2014 silver). Bell also won a NWBA Division I National Championship with the Golden State Road Warriors in 2023.  
 
Trevon Jenifer (Huntington, MD) will make his fourth Paralympic Games appearance on the heels of claiming gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Jenifer’s trophy case also includes three Paralympic medals (2012 bronze, 2016 gold, 2020 gold), four Parapan Games gold medals (2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023) and three Worlds medals (2022 gold, 2018 silver, 2014 silver).  

Paul Schulte (Ann Arbor, MI) rejoins Team USA on the Paralympic stage. One of the most decorated athletes in the sport, Schulte is a two-time Paralympic medalist, securing bronze at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and the London 2012 Paralympic Games. He is a four-time Medalist at Worlds (1998 gold, 2002 gold, 2006 silver and 2010 bronze) and was a contributing member of the U23 World Championship rosters that earned silver in 1997 and bronze in 2021. A 2022 NWBA Hall of Fame inductee, Schulte was a University of Texas Arlington student-athlete, leading the program to a NWBA National Championship in 2002. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, which he utilized as a designer of performance basketball wheelchairs for TopEnd Wheelchairs. 

Jake Williams (Milwaukee, WI) joins the Team USA final roster after winning a gold medal at the 2023 Parapan American Games, averaging a team-best 16.0 points per game. Williams is a two-time Paralympic medalist, claiming gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and 2016 Rio Paralympics. In addition, he captured a gold medal at the 2022 World Championships. Williams, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Alum, returned to his alma mater to serve as head coach in 2022. This season, he led the program to its first NWBA Men’s Intercollegiate National Championship since 2016. 

Nate Hinze (Oshkosh, Wisc.) rejoins Team USA and will make his fourth Paralympic appearance. Hinze is a two-time Paralympic medalist, helping Team USA capture gold at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020 and bronze at the London Paralympic Games in 2012. He contributed to the U.S. Men’s National Team, which secured gold at the 2011 Parapan American Games and bronze at the 2010 World Championships. 
 
John Boie (Milton, WI) makes the final Team USA roster after helping the U.S. Men’s National Team secure a gold medal at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Boie had a successful Paralympic debut in 2020, winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. No shortage of accolades, Boie is a two-time medalist at Worlds (2018 silver, 2022 gold) and Parapans (2019 gold, 2023 gold) while securing gold at the 2017 IWBF Americas Cup.   
 
Jorge Salazar (Delano, CA) joins the U.S. Men’s National roster after claiming gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Salazar was also a part of the Team USA squads that earned gold medals at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup and World Championships. Salazar was first named to Team USA when he was a U.S. Men’s Senior National Team member that captured gold at the 2017 IWBF Americas Cup and was named an alternate for U.S. Men’s squads in 2019 and 2020. Salazar is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Corporal awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart recipient.  
 
Fabian Romo (Chicago, IL) will make his first-ever Paralympic Games team appearance after representing the U.S. at the 2023 Parapan American Games, where he helped the team win a gold medal. Romo was also a contributing U.S. Men’s squad member who claimed gold at the 2022 World Championships and America Cup. In addition to being an alternate for the U.S. Men’s roster in 2020, Romo earned his first Team USA experience in 2017 at the IWBF Under 23 (U23) America’s Zonal Qualifier and IWBF U23 World Championships.  

Talen Jourdan (Deerfield, WI) joins the Team USA final roster after contributing to a gold-medal performance at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Jourdan was also a contributing member of the U.S. Men’s teams that produced gold medal finishes at the 2022 World Championships, Americas Cup and the U.S. U23 Men’s team at the IWBF U23 American's Zonal Qualifier. This will be his first-ever Paralympic Games appearance. Jourdan competes at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he earned First Team All-America honors this season and led the Warhawks to the NWBA Men’s Intercollegiate Division National Championship. 

Jeromie Meyer (Woodbine, IA) makes his first-ever Paralympic roster representing the U.S. at the 2023 Parapan American Games, where he helped the team win a gold medal. He was a member of the U.S. Men’s teams that secured gold medals at the 2022 World Championships and Americas Cup. Meyer earned his first national team roster spots at the IWBF U23 America’s Zonal Qualifier and IWBF U23 World Championships in 2017.  
 
AJ Fitzpatrick (Cedar Rapids, IA) joins the final roster on the heels of making his first-ever U.S. Men’s National Team appearance at the 2023 Parapan American Games, where he helped the team secure gold. Fitzpatrick is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, earning Second Team All-America honors this season in addition to leading the Warhawks to the NWBA Men’s Intercollegiate Division National Championship.   

The following athletes have been named as alternates: Peter Berry (Houston, TX), Aaron Gouge (Grand Prairie, Tex.), Ryan Neiswender (Lebanon, PA), Jorge Sanchez (Oakland, CA). 

Joining Head Coach Robb Taylor on the sidelines will be: 

- Assistant Coach Scott Meyer of Columbia, Missouri 
- Assistant Coach Michael Paye of Warren, Michigan 
- Team Leader Tony Frescas of Omaha, Nebraska 
- Athletic Trainer Jeremy Johnson of Dothan, Alabama     
 
Assisting in preparations as part of the extended staff are: 
 
- Strength and Conditioning Coach Katie McClosky of Houston, Texas 
- Sports Dietitian Marta Scechura of Chicago, Illinois 
- Sport Psychologist Adam O’Neil of Boulder, Colorado    

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