Illinois HR 872: CONGRATS-UOFI WHEELCHAIR TEAMS

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HR0872LRB104 21743 MST 37401 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate the University of 

4Illinois women's and men's wheelchair basketball teams on 

5their performance at the 2026 National Wheelchair Basketball 

6Association (NWBA) Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball 

7National Championships; and

8 WHEREAS, The women's and men's wheelchair basketball teams 

9both achieved third-place finishes at the 2026 NWBA National 

10Championships, which were held in Tucson, Arizona and brought 

11together elite collegiate wheelchair basketball programs from 

12across the United States to compete at the highest level of 

13adaptive intercollegiate athletics; and

14 WHEREAS, Both teams represent the University of Illinois 

15Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services, the 

16oldest and original collegiate wheelchair basketball program 

17in the world, with a proud 77-year history of leadership, 

18excellence, and innovation in the sport; and

19 WHEREAS, The University of Illinois wheelchair basketball 

20program is widely recognized as the birthplace of collegiate 

21wheelchair basketball and played a foundational role in the 

22development and growth of the National Wheelchair Basketball 

HR0872- 2 -LRB104 21743 MST 37401 r

1Association; and

2 WHEREAS, The University of Illinois women's wheelchair 

3basketball team made history in 1970 as the first all-women's 

4wheelchair basketball team in the world, further advancing 

5opportunities for women in adaptive athletics; and

6 WHEREAS, The members of the University of Illinois women's 

7wheelchair basketball team include Head Coach Stephanie 

8Wheeler; assistant coaches, Matt Poland, Ma