The Lady Movin’ Mavs won their first national championship March 12. The team beat No. 1 seed University of Illinois Fighting Illini 65-51 in the 2016 NWBA National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Here’s some interesting facts about the team:
• Sophomores Abby Dunkin and Rose Hollermann will represent the Lady Movin’ Mavs in the Paralympic games in Rio de Janerio.
• Lady Movin’ Mavs head coach Jason Nelms used to play for the Movin’ Mavs and currently plays for the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks basketball team.
• Nelms also played for the USA in the Paralympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012.