 Served as a coaching consultant to the Souther California Sunrise which won four national championships (1981, 1982, 1984 & 85) in the Women’s Division.

• Leroy, the wheelchair basketball coach and all-around contributor to our sport, began coaching basketball in 1964. He recruited and coached many players in Southern California. During his NWBA coaching career, he would eventually coach,

  •   The Widney High Kodiaks, which won 4 Junior Championship, 1984-1987

  •   The Culver City Stars
    - The Los Angeles Stars, to multiple championships; plus 2 Final Fours, in 1977 & 1989, in addition to winning many prestigious tournaments in Canada, Mexico and the US

  • Coached the Amateur Sports America team at the World Expo in 1988

  • Coached the US Select Team at the 1990 Stoke Mandeville Games which won gold

  •  Served as assistant coach to a US team that toured Italy, winning numerous tournaments

- From 1994 to 2001, he was a member of the Selection Committee for US teams that competed in the Paralympics, the World Championships and other international tournaments.

During many years, he served honorably as,
-The Pacific Coast Conference President, late 1980s through mid 1990s
-The Pacific Coast Conference Commissioner, mid 1990s through early 2000s
-The NWBA Ethics Committee
-Selected by NWBA commissioner to identify sites for post-season playoffs
Leroy has provided support to local, national and international teams. In fact, in that vein and as proof of his complete devotion to wheelchair basketball, he traveled at his expense to the Paralympic tournament in 1972, 1980, 1992 and 1996; and to World Championships in 1982, 1990 and 1994, as well as to the Pan American Games in 1990 and 2002. Like the international tournaments, Leroy was an ever-present attendee and behind-the-scenes supporter at the NWBT and Kentucky Blue Grass tournaments. Leroy Ransom stands proudly as one of the contributors who introduced many players to our great sport. He will serve as a symbol for others who will devote themselves equally to the NWBA’s growth.