Bill Latham has called Spain home for so long, conducting interviews in English feels foreign to him.  But the challenge of a rejuvenated National Wheelchair Basketball League and an almost tailor-made build up to the Paris Paralympics was enough to lure one of Australia’s premier high pointers home. “Having everyone back to play the season is definitely going to be a great opportunity to show the level that Australia has and I think all the games are going to be quite compet

The future stars of the WBA are set to shine in Queensland this week at the 2025 U18 & National Junior Wheelchair Championships. While the under 18s able-bodied competition tipped off yesterday, our wheelchair basketballers take to the court from Wednesday with five states set to compete for the Kevin Coombs Cup.    The tournament will feature Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and defending champions, Western Australia and while all players are on the pat

Wheelchair Basketball Australia (WBA) is pleased to release the 2025 draw for the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) and the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL).   2025 will be the second year the two national leagues will be run under the guidance of WBA with the endorsement of Basketball Australia. Following a successful first season, a number of innovations will serve to enhance the sport even more this year.   Highlights of the 2025 Schedule:  

The Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) will welcome three new teams in 2025 as the league looks to build on the return of the national competition in 2024.    The Gold Coast Rollers will take over from the Queensland Comets as the sunshine state’s team in the top league, Victoria will have an all-female presence for the first time since 2019 and Adelaide Thunder will field a women’s team in the WNWBL for the very first time. Right Name, Right Attitude. When