Lade brings a wealth of competitive and coaching experience. As a player, he helped Team USA secure a bronze medal at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. His international accolades also include winning gold at the 2002 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and silver in 2006.

Lade’s success extends to the NWBA, where he led UW-Whitewater to multiple championships. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2002 NWBA Division II Championship and won the 2003 NWBA Intercollegiate Division Men’s National Championship, earning MVP honors once again. In 2005, he and UW-Whitewater claimed another national title. 

His coaching career includes assistant coach on the 2017 IWBF Men’s U23 Wheelchair Basketball Team. In addition, Lade led the Milwaukee Wizards from 2005 to 2008, guiding them to a NWBA Junior Division National Championship in 2007. From 2008 to 2018, Lade served as head coach of the UW-Whitewater men’s team, steering them to six national championships. 

Beyond coaching, Lade became a recognized voice in the sport, serving as a color analyst for wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on NBC and was recently announced as an inductee for the NWBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025. 

Hynes has been an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2022 and was part of the coaching staff that helped Team USA win silver at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Since stepping into his role at the national team level, he has played a key role in Team USA’s success, helping secure gold at the 2022 IWBF World Championship and the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games. In addition to his work with the women’s national team, he served as head coach of the U.S. Women’s U25 Team, leading them to a gold medal at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. 

Hynes has also been the head coach at the University of Alabama for the past seven seasons, guiding the Tide to their fourth consecutive NWBA Intercollegiate National Championship in 2024. No stranger to the sport, he has been playing wheelchair basketball since 2005 and was a two-time Intercollegiate Division All-American during his collegiate career at Alabama. He was also a key part of Alabama’s first men’s national championship team in 2013. Over the years, Hynes has contributed to seven NWBA National Championships as both a player and a coach at the University of Alabama. 

Chynoweth, from Cottage Grove, WI, earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1996 before obtaining a Master’s in Sports Administration at Ball State University. As a Graduate Assistant under NWBA Hall of Fame Coach Dan Byrnes, he was introduced to wheelchair basketball. After graduating in 1998, he began a decade-long coaching tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, leading the program to five national championships (1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) and establishing it as an NWBA powerhouse. 

His success led to roles with Team USA, serving as an assistant coach for the USA Women’s National Team (2000-2002), USA Junior National Team (2001, 2005), and USA Men’s National Team (2007-2008). His international coaching career culminated at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics after leading teams to multiple medals, including gold at the 2005 Junior World Championships.

In recognition of his impact on the sport, Chynoweth was inducted into the NWBA Intercollegiate Division Hall of Fame in 2020. 

Fischbach joins the U.S. Women’s National Team staff as Team Leader, bringing extensive experience in leadership and program development within the NWBA. She has been a key figure in the organization, most recently being appointed Intercollegiate Division Commissioner in 2023. Before stepping into this role, she played a pivotal part in the NWBA’s Junior Division, serving as the Conference Commissioner for the Junior Northern Conference and as a member of the selection committee for the annual NWBA Junior Division Academic Awards. Her dedication to growing the Junior Division has been evident through her unwavering support of athletes and coaches nationwide. 

Her leadership extends to team success, having worked with the NWBA’s Junior Division Nebraska Red Dawgs, where she helped guide the program to four NWBA National Championships in 2008 (Prep and Varsity Junior Divisions), 2011, and 2012. Her contributions to the sport were recognized in 2020 when she received the prestigious Dr. Robert Szyman Leadership Award. 

Fischbach is no stranger to the international stage, having served as Team Leader for the USA Men’s U23 Wheelchair Basketball Team at the 2017 IWBF Men's U23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. 

Curry returns for her third appearance with Team USA after helping the U.S. Women’s National Team secure silver at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. She previously served as the athletic trainer for the U.S. Women’s U25 Team, which captured gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship, marking her second appearance at the U.S. National Team level. 

Currently, Curry is the Director of Sports Medicine for Adaptive Athletics at the University of Alabama, where she oversees the Tide’s men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball programs, as well as the wheelchair tennis and para track and field programs. She is committed to advancing the sports medicine side of para sports by promoting research in the field. She brings extensive experience across all levels of athletics, having worked as an athletic trainer for Hecker Sports and Regenerative Medicine, Regis University, and USA Football.