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Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Nov. 16-17

November 19, 2012

The defending national champion men's and women's Warhawk wheelchair basketball teams hosted a home tournament Nov. 16-17. Photography by Craig Schreiner.

UW-Whitewater's Ryan Nelson is a blur of motion as he drives to the basket against Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

UW-Whitewater hosted the Central Intercollegiate Division wheelchair basketball tournament in Kachel Fieldhouse.

UW-Whitewater women's wheelchair basketball head coach Dan Price talks to the team at halftime on Saturday against Arizona.

Ben Kenyon passes the ball against Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Mareike Adermann, right, shoots under pressure against Arizona on Saturday.

UW-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball head coach Jeremy Lade, left, talks to player John Piazza at the side of the court.

Derrick Bisnett steals the ball against Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

John Boie and other players bump fists at the end of a timeout.

Freshmen Jordan Teske, left, and Erik Jardon cheer on the UW-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball team including their friend Jordan Scheidecker.

Ryan Nelson tries to pass the ball as he falls out of bounds.

Bobby Murray is everyone's definition of a superfan. The players all know Bobby, who goes to the men's team at halftime to cheer them on and gets a pat on the head from player John Piazza.

Jillian Host, left, shoots under pressure against Illinois.

Beth DeVault works on a wheel before a game at the CIT tournament in Whitewater on Saturday.

Desiree Miller drives to the basket.

The family of UW-Whitewater women's basketball player Jillian Host traveled from Michigan to see her play in the CIT tournament. Jillian kisses her nephew Austin Kramer, held by her father Jim Host after the Warhawks defeated Illinois.

Desiree Miller's hands show the grit and scars of the game after Miller and UW-Whitewater defeated Arizona on Saturday in the Central Intercollegiate Division wheelchair basketball tournament.

Beth DeVault, center, and other players applaud fans after a game on Saturday.

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