Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team

The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...

side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games

Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008...

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Australia has competed at every men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the Paralympic Games

Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Wheelchair Basketball...

since the first tournament in 1960

Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's tournaments. One for athletes with complete lesion paraplegia, and one for athletes with incomplete paraplegia.- Medal summary :-Rosters A:*USA: **Frank Vecerra, East St...

Performance in Paralympic Games

1960
Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's tournaments. One for athletes with complete lesion paraplegia, and one for athletes with incomplete paraplegia.- Medal summary :-Rosters A:*USA: **Frank Vecerra, East St...

– ?
1964
Wheelchair basketball at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of two events for men.- Medal summary :- References :...

– ?
1968
Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– 9th
1972
Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– ?
1976
Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– ?
1980
Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– 13th
1984
Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– 11th
1988
Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– 10th
1992
Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– 8th
1996
Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– Gold
2000
Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...

– 5th
2004
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged in the Olympic Indoor Hall from September 18 to September 28.Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with...

– Silver
2008
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008...

– Gold
2012
Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Paralympic Games will be held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions will be held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which will seat 10,000 spectators, and the The O2 in London...

– TBD

Past Rosters

1960 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's tournaments. One for athletes with complete lesion paraplegia, and one for athletes with incomplete paraplegia.- Medal summary :-Rosters A:*USA: **Frank Vecerra, East St...

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Kevin Coombs

Kevin Coombs is an Australian paralympian who competed at several Paralympics including the 1960 Summer Paralympics. One of the sports that he competed in was wheelchair basketball. After games at the Paralympics, Coombs and his team went out and had cold beers. Coombs only brought one...

, Kevin Cunningham, Gary Hooper, Bill Mather-Brown

Bill Mather-Brown

Bill Mather-Brown was an Australian Paralympic competitor. He won a silver medal in men's class b table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.-References:...

, Bruno Moretti, Chris O’Brian, John Turich

2004 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged in the Olympic Indoor Hall from September 18 to September 28.Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with...

: finished 2nd among 12 teams

David Selby, Grant Mizens

Grant Mizens

Grant Mizens is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia.-Paralympics:He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics...

, Campbell Message

Campbell Message

Campbell Message is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...

, Brendan Dowler

Brendan Dowler

Brendan Dowler, OAM is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...

, Brad Ness, Adrian King, Daryl Taylor, Andrew Flavel

Andrew Flavel

Andrew Flavel is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...

, Shaun Norris

Shaun Norris

Shaun Norris is a wheelchair basketball player from Western Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...

, Tristan Knowles

Tristan Knowles

Tristan Knowles is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...

, Troy Sachs

Troy Sachs

Troy Sachs is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He competed in the Paralympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, where he won three medals...

, Justin Eveson

Justin Eveson

Justin Eveson is a swimmer and wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...

2008 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008...

: finished 1st among 12 teams

Justin Eveson

Justin Eveson is a swimmer and wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...

, Tige Simmons

Tige Simmons

Tige Simmons is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the gold medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team that competed at the 2010 Wheelchair...

, Grant Mizens

Grant Mizens

, Michael Hartnett, Brendan Dowler

Brendan Dowler

Brendan Dowler, OAM is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...

, Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott is a member of the Australian "Rollers" wheelchair basketball team and a crucial component in the Rollers attempt to win a gold at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, a feat not achieved since the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona...

, Adrian King, Brett Stibners

Brett Stibners

Brett Stibners is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...