The NWBA is pleased to announce that the 2017 U.S. Men's U23 World Championships Selection Procedures and Athlete Application are now available for eligible athletes. 

The NWBA is accepting applications for the 2017 U.S. Men’s U-23 Wheelchair Basketball Team. This team will consist of 12 athletes that will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 22-29, 2017, to participate in the America’s qualifier. The IWBF Men’s U23 World Championships are scheduled for June 8-16, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Dates are subject to change. 

All athletes interested in trying out for the U.S. Men’s U23 World Championship team must attend team tryouts January 3-8, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Players are responsible for their own transportation to and from (air or driving) to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.  Housing, meals and ground transportation once in Colorado Springs will be provided by the NWBA. To be eligible for the U-23 team you must be born on or after January 1, 1995, a U.S. Citizen and must be able to have a United States Passport no later than January 10, 2017.

The player must be willing and able to attend 2 or 3 mandatory training camps and a competition during the winter and spring of 2017 and the World Championships, June 8-16, 2017, in Toronto, Canada.

All interested players must fill out the attached application and submit to Brandon McBeain at BrandonMcBeain@nwba.org  by November 30, 2016, for consideration.  Submitting your application does not guarantee that you will receive an invitation to the tryout camp.

About U.S. U23 Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team

The U23 men’s wheelchair basketball program is an international development team that serves as our pipeline to the U.S. Men’s National Team. This program gives our elite youth athletes the opportunity to compete at the international level, obtain their official IWBF Classification and may be entered into the pipeline of athletes for future U.S. Men’s Team Selection Camps. Team USA has reached the championship game in three of the last five U23 World Championships, having won in 2005 and 2009. The United States claimed a bronze medal in 2001, and did not participate in 2013.