A brief history of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association - 1973 to present. (part 2)

Palaestra | June 22, 1996| | Copyright

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) began its 26th season in the fall of 1973 with 91 teams as members, distributed among 15 conferences. A new Commissioner, Stan Labanowich, was in office having succeeded the retiring founder and Commissioner, Tim Nugent, for the remaining two years of his last 5-year term.

The NWBA faced two impending crises. there was no site for the 26th national tournament as late as November 1; and the federal government, in dealing with the energy crisis that gripped the country, caused the closing of gas stations on Sundays. ...

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