Nebraska Red Dawgs Wheel Chair Basketball Main Page

This organization is operated by parents of athletes, and sponsored primarily by

Our faithful Sponsor,The Eastern Nebraska Wheelchair Athletic Association (ENWAA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

We have two teams, each playing in their own league at tournaments. Some of our athletes play on both teams. Many times during the season both our junior and varsity teams find themselves playing in competitive, intense and very physical games.

Wheelchair basketball is an intense, competitive game following many of the same rules as able-bodied basketball with a few changes. For example, a player must dribble the ball once for every two pushes of their chair. The offensive player has only four seconds in the offensive lane, but if the ball hits the rim the count starts over.

Wheelchair basketball is played at several colleges and universities as well as in competitive leagues in many cities across the country.

We are the Nebraska Red Dawgs — A team of youth from Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri who love to play basketball and happen to play it using wheelchairs!

Beginning as an offshoot from the Omaha Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp in the early 1990’s, our varsity and junior varsity teams continue to be ranked nationally by the National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Association. Our varsity team finished a close second place at the National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in 2000 and eighth place in 2002.

We have traveled for regional tournaments to places like Minneapolis; Whitewater, Wisconsin; Dallas; Kansas City; Chicago; Arkansas; St. Louis and national tournaments at Berkeley, CA; Stillwater, OK; Southern Illinois University and Birmingham, Ala.

Several Red Dawg alumni have gone on to play college wheelchair basketball, represent the United States of America on international wheelchair basketball teams and even play professional wheelchair basketball.

Both Red Dawg teams practice every Saturday morning from September to March at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

" Coach Mike Kult gives strategy advice during a game. Kids that use wheelchairs have the same desires, wants, and needs as all other kids.

Wheelchair basketball gives them the opportunity to play ball instead of just being a spectator. "

Red Dawg Coach, Mike Kult, Omaha

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