Sunday, January 16, 2011

150 Athletes with Disabilities to Play in Wheelchair Basketball Tournament


Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) and Athletes Unlimited will host their 2nd Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament January 22-23, 2011 at Berkley High School (2325 Catalpa Dr., Berkley, MI, 48072). Ten teams and nearly 150 athletes with disabilities will be competing.

The tournament will feature RIM’s wheelchair basketball team, the Detroit Diehards. Also participating in the tournament are teams from Kentwood, MI, Pittsburgh, PA, Moraine, OH, and Kitchener, Ontario.

The tournament has also been expanded this year to include a junior division comprised of local teams from Sterling Heights, Southfield, Canton, as well as, Grand Rapids and Cleveland.

The tournament features several Hall of Fame and Paralympic Athletes from Michigan. The player to watch on RIM’s Detroit Diehard team is Mo Philips. Philips is an amputee who has been playing and coaching both nationally and internationally for over 25 years. Over his playing career, Philips has won 3 National Championships and was inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame in 1998.
Games on Saturday, January 22 will be played from Games on Sunday are from - . Admission if FREE.

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