A wheelchair basketball competition team consists of five players per side and is open to athletes with a permanent physical impairment in the lower limb(s), which can be objectively verified.

Of all sports, wheelchair basketball is perhaps the most truly inclusive. If a high school edge rusher racks up 20 sacks in ...

The court dimensions (28x15m) and basket height (10ft) for wheelchair basketball are the same as the able-bodied version, as is the playing time (4x10 minutes) and number of players on court (five).

Dribbling is required in wheelchair basketball but the rules have been adjusted for the game. A player must dribble the ball once, or make a pass, for every two pushes of the wheels on their chair.

Wheelchair basketball players are allocated one of eight sport classes from 1.0 to 4.5. Sport class 1.0 describes the most significant activity limitation. All athletes compete in a wheelchair and ...