Turnstone Hosts 12 Teams In Summit City Shootout This Weekend
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (February 02, 2023) — Turnstone Center is hosting 12 teams from around the nation—including Puerto Rico—in a wheelchair basketball tournament this weekend, February 4-5. The event will be held in the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone Center and volunteers are still needed.
Teams include WASA Marquette Eagles (Brookfield, WI); Wisconsin Thunder (Wauwatosa, WI); Chicago Hornets (Chicago, IL); Detroit Wheelchair Pistons (Detroit, MI); Shepherd Stealers (Atlanta, GA); University of Michigan Wolverines (Ann Arbor, MI); ASPO Adult Cavs (Wooster, OH); Pittsburg Steelwheelers (Pittsburgh, PA); Shepherd Stealers D3 (Atlanta, GA); Mary Free Bed Rollin Drive (Grand Rapids, MI); Cap City Cardinals, (Columbus, OH); and FEBASIRU (Puerto Rico).
Schedule
Saturday, February 4 Court 1
Time | Division | Home | Away |
8:00 AM | II | Chicago Hornets (DII) | Detroit Wheelchair Pistons (DII) |
9:30 AM | II | Shepherd Stealers (DII) | U of M Wolverines (DII) |
11:00 AM | I | FEBASIRU Puerto Rico (DI) | Wisconsin Thunder (DI) |
12:30 PM | II | Chicago Hornets (DII) | U of M Wolverines (DII) |
2:00 PM | I | Wisconsin Thunder (DI) | WASA Golden Eagles (DI) |
3:30 PM | III | Mary Free Bed Rollin Drive (DIII) | Cap City Cardinals (DIII) |
5:00 PM | I | FEBASIRU Puerto Rico (DI) | WASA Golden Eagles (DI) |
6:30 PM | II | U of M Wolverines (DII) | Detroit Wheelchair Pistons (DII) |
Saturday, February 4 Court 2
Time | Division | Home | Away |
8:00 AM | III | Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers (DIII) | Pittsburgh Steelwheelers (DIII) |
9:30 AM | III | Shepherd Stealers (DIII) | Mary Free Bed Rollin Drive (DIII) |
11:00 AM | III | Cap City Cardinals (DIII) | Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers (DIII) |
12:30 PM | III | Pittsburgh Steelwheelers (DIII) | Shepherd Stealers (DIII) |
2:00 PM | II | Detroit Wheelchair Pistons (DII) | Shepherd Stealers (DII) |
3:30 AM | III | Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers (DIII) | Shepherd Stealers (DIII) |
5:00PM | II | Shepherd Stealers (DII) | Chicago Hornets (DII) |
Sunday, February 5 Court 1
Time | Division | Home | Away |
8:00 AM | G1 | DI - Seed #3 | DII - Seed #3 |
9:30 AM | G2 | DI - Seed #2 | DII - Seed #2 |
11:00 AM | G3 | Loser of G1 | DII - Seed #4 |
12:30 PM | G4 | DI - Seed #1 | DII - Seed #1 |
Sunday, February 5 Court 2
8:00 AM |
| Pittsburgh Steelwheelers (DIII) | Mary Free Bed Rollin Drive (DIII) |
9:30 AM | Shepherd Stealers (DIII) | Cap City Cardinals (DIII) | |
11:00 AM | Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers (DIII) | Mary Free Bed Rollin Drive (DIII) | |
12:30 PM | Cap City Cardinals (DIII) | Pittsburgh Steelwheelers (DIII) |
The public is encouraged to watch and cheer on the athletes as spectators. Admission is $1.
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up for their preferred time slot.
Games will be live-streamed on the Turnstone Flyers Athletics page.
What is wheelchair basketball?
Wheelchair basketball uses many of the same rules as its counterpart, but special rules accommodate dribbling from a wheelchair. Athletes are engaged to learn the basic rules of the game, develop fundamentals and skills, and apply these on the court.
Wheelchair basketball is open to athletes with physical disabilities such as amputation/limb loss, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, brain injury, stroke, and other orthopedic and locomotor disabilities. Athletes in this sport are grouped by age.