Complete Recap of the 2025 NWBA Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (Apr. 7, 2025) – The 2025 NWBA Junior Wheelchair Basketball National Championship, hosted in Richmond, Virginia at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, wrapped up on Sunday to conclude the 2024-25 season. For those of you who missed any of the championship matchups, below are recaps of each tournament’s bracket and awards. Brackets can also be found on the tournament webpage at https://www.nwba.org/nationals.
Varsity
Championship Game: #3 Lakeshore Lakers 60, #4 Brooks Bullsharks 52
Championship Game MVP: Jian Jackson - Lakeshore Lakers
Tournament Male MVP: Jackson Horne - Lakeshore Lakers
Tournament Female MVP: Arelle Middleton - Rancho Halos
Neal R. Sportsmanship Award: Maddie Ethridge - Lakershore Lakers
First Team All-Tournament
Ashton Knowles- Brooks Bullsharks
Jakarius Kemp- Lakeshore Lakers
Jackson Meier- Utah Rush
Jian Jackson- Lakeshore Lakers
Adan Persad- New York Rolling Fury
Second Team All-Tournament
Mackenzie Growth- Courage Kenny Rolling Timberwolves
Kai Ryan- Brooks Bullsharks
Kaiden Schaf- RHI Racers
Najee Smothers- BlazeSport Hawks
Cameron Davis- LWSRA Hawks
Female All-Tournament
Zaelyn Marshall- LWSRA Hawks
Catherine Reddin- WASA Marquette Eagles
Isabel Cashion- Charlotte Rollin' Hornets
Sarah Reid- RMF Trojans
Alessa Waldbillig- Cincinnati Dragons
Prep
Championship Game: #6 WASA Marquette Eagles 36, #4 New York Rolling Fury 29
Championship Game MVP: Sidney Whaleysmith, WASA Marquette Eagles
Tournament Male MVP: Ethen Hansen, Dallas Jr. Mavs
Tournament Female MVP: Sidney Whaleysmith, WASA Marquette Eagles
Sportsmanship Award: Rebeca Di Giorgio, Orlando Magic Dreamers
First Team All-Tournament
Jordan Bates- BlazeSports Hawks
Moustaffa Eldeeb - New York Rolling Fury
Virtuous Rose Bennett - Cincinnati Dragons
Karson Henderson - Kansas City Kings
Ezra Ippel- Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
Second Team All-Tournament
Michael Bobb- Fairfax Falcons
Ivy Cosgrove- Wasa Marquette Eagles
Angel Urmeneta - New York Rolling Fury
Emelia D'Antonio - New York Rolling Fury
Jordan Pichardo- Dallas Jr. Mavs
Female All-Tournament
Penelope Miller - Bennett Blazers
Anna Cosgrove - WASA Marquette Eagles
Ayla Duncan - Louisville Lightning
Lucy Rate - WASA Marquette Eagles
Schneily Dobson - Lakeshore Sharks
Varsity Invitational
Championship Game: #2 Mary Free Bed 34, #8 ATX (Austin) 24
Championship Game MVP: Ginessa Aguirre, Mary Free Bed
Tournament Male MVP: Kooper Hernandez - ATX
Tournament Female MVP: Abigail LaPole - ASO Cavs
Sportsmanship Award: Lily Terral - TIRR Hotwheels
First Team All-Tournament
Adrina Castro - SAAS Wildcats
David Ramos - Bennett Blazers
Schuyler Whitney - Mary Free Bed Blazers
Landon Brown - Bennett Blazers
Ari Hernandez - SAAS Wildcats
Second Team All-Tournament
Celeste Russo - Katie’s Komets
Nuri Abdus-Salaam - Fairfax Falcons
Carlo Uglow - ATX
Lily Terral - TIRR Hotwheels
Quinn Hoover - Nebraska Red Dogs
Female All-Tournament
Julliette Nau - Parasport Spokane
Ginessa Aguirre - Mary Free Bed Pacers
Indigo Bruehwiler - Fairfax Falcons
Romella Snedeker - Sportable Spokes
Kristin Baran - Sportable Spokes
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