Lade brings a wealth of competitive and coaching experience to the program. As a player, he helped Team USA capture a bronze medal at the 2012 London Paralympic Games and earned additional international accolades, including gold at the 2002 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and silver in 2006.

In his first tenure as a national team head coach, Lade guided the U.S. Women’s Team to gold at the 2025 IWBF Americas Cup. His high-performance coaching résumé also includes serving as an assistant coach for the 2017 IWBF Men’s U23 World Championship Team.

Lade’s success extends deeply into the NWBA. At UW-Whitewater, he led the Warhawks to multiple national championships, earning MVP honors at both the 2002 NWBA Division II Championship and the 2003 Intercollegiate Division Men’s National Championship. In 2005, he and UW-Whitewater claimed another national title. Most recently, he helped the WASA Marquette Eagles capture the 2025 NWBA Adult Division I National Championship.

From 2005 to 2008, Lade led the Milwaukee Wizards, steering the team to the 2007 NWBA Junior Division National Championship. He went on to serve as head coach of the UW-Whitewater men’s program from 2008 to 2018, guiding the Warhawks to six national titles during his decade at the helm.

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 served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2022, playing an instrumental role in Team USA’s success on the international stage. He was part of the coaching staff that guided the team to a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games and helped capture gold at the 2022 IWBF World Championships, 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games, and 2025 IWBF Americas Cup.

In addition to his work with the senior national team, Hynes led the U.S. Women’s U25 Team to a gold medal at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship as head coach.

At the collegiate level, Hynes has been the head coach at the University of Alabama for the past seven seasons, steering the Tide to their fifth consecutive NWBA Intercollegiate National Championship in 2025. A two-time Intercollegiate Division All-American, he has been part of the Alabama wheelchair basketball program since 2005—first as a player, contributing to the program’s first men’s national championship in 2013, and later as a coach. Over his career, Hynes has been a part of eight NWBA National Championships with the Crimson Tide as both a player and coach.

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, 2025), 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. 

Curry returns for her fourth appearance with Team USA after helping the U.S. Women’s National Team earn a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. She previously served as the athletic trainer for the U.S. Women’s U25 Team that captured gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship, marking her second appointment at the national team level. Most recently, Curry was the athletic trainer for the U.S. Women’s National Team at the 2025 IWBF Americas Cup.

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.

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 U.S. Men’s U23 Wheelchair Basketball Team at the 2017 IWBF Men’s U23 World Championship and for the U.S. Women’s National Team at the 2025 IWBF Americas Cup.