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2024-25 NWBA Junior Division Regional Qualifying Tournaments Announced

By Junior Division Executive Committee, 10/01/24, 8:30AM CDT

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Junior Division Committee have announced the Junior Division Regional Qualifying Tournaments for the 2024-25 season.

Varsity teams may receive an automatic bid and qualify to receive an invite to a national tournament by results from a Conference Championships and/or Regional Qualifying Tournaments. One automatic bid will be provided for Conference Championships. Regional Qualifying Tournaments will receive qualifying bids per the following criteria: 

-Five (5) Teams or less = 1 Bid 
-Six (6) Teams or more = 2 bids

Only Conference Championships and/or Regional Qualifying Tournaments completed by March 3 will be awarded the automatic bid (provided to Conference Championships; or highest placing team not yet qualified for nationals) to nationals. 
 
Regional and Conference Tournaments will be awarded by divisional leadership and designated on the NWBA Events Calendar and Sanctioned Events List at https://www.nwba.org/nwbaevents.   

The Junior Division portions of the 2025 NWBA National Championship Series will be held Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6, in Richmond, VA, and was announced HERE. 

Click here for the postseason timeline and updated qualification process.


Regionals to Date

Event Name Courage Kenny Classic
Host Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Event Director Romaus Mesa 
Event Director Email romaus.mesa@allina.com
Location Minneapolis, MN
Start Date 11/2/2024
End Date 11/3/2024

 

Event Name West Coast Conference Regional Tournament
Event Director Tucker Garcia
Event Director Email tucker@arizonadisabledsports.com
Host Arizona Disabled Sports
Location Mesa, AZ
Start Date 12/6/2024
End Date 12/8/2024

 

Event Name UW-Whitewater Junior Regional
Host UW-Whitewater
Event Director Jake Williams
Event Director Email 

williamsjm02@uww.edu

Location Janesville, WI
Start Date 01/11/2025
End Date 01/12/2025

 

Event Name OKC Wheels of Thunder Tournament
Host Oklahoma Adaptive Sports Association
Event Director Margaret Kierl
Event Director Email alindsay@alphatransport.com
Location Oklahoma City, OK
Start Date 01/11/2025
End Date 01/12/2025

 

Event Name 2025 Turnstone Regional Qualifier
Host Turnstone
Event Director Isaac Boatman
Event Director Email isaac@turnstone.org
Location Fort Wayne, IN
Start Date 01/18/2025
End Date 01/19/2025

 

Event Name Wildcat Invitational
Host Utah Rush
Event Director Adam Banks Lindsay
Event Director Email alindsay@alphatransport.com
Location Sandy, UT
Start Date 02/1/2025
End Date 02/2/2025

Contact Division Leadership

If you have any questions regarding the Junior Division timeline and/or postseason requirements please feel free to contact the Junior Division Executive Committee by viewing their contact information at https://www.nwba.org/juniordivision.