Jan. 17, 2015 9am-6pm
Jan. 18, 2015 9am-2pm
1401 Westward Drive, Miami Springs, FL 33166
Hosted by Miami Heat Wheels ( or Follow Us on and For Latest Updates!!)
Teams competing:
Miami Heat Wheels
Fort Lauderdale Sharks
TIRR Hot Wheels
Brooks Ballers
Sunrise Suns
Philadelphia Magee 76ers
Tampa Bay Strong Dogs
Miami’s wheelchair basketball team, the Miami Heat Wheels, continue to have a strong presence in the 2013-14 NWBA season. They’re back at practice this week, coming off a solid performance this past weekend at the Tampa Bay Strongdog Invitational tournament in Tampa, FL on December 7-8. The Heat Wheels finished the tournament 3-1, to set their season record at an amazing 14-2!! This is the season, and these are the contenders. #BringThatHeat Read More »
What is your favorite quote?
“…we got this” Read More »
Quote by Rikki Rogers // Image by Shaina Koren Cinematography
Who is Mario Moran?
Sports fanatic, basketball player, leader
What is your favorite food?
Chinese food Read More »
What is your self-proclaimed title?
I am a disable veteran of the Israeli Air Force. I am an inventor and the owner of Rehabilitation and Fitness Solutions, I am Lissette’s husband I am a father and a grandfather and I am an athlete. Read More »
by Ricardo Lucien (Miami Heat Wheels, University of Texas Movin’ Mavs)
Two and a half years ago, after having been injured for one year, I heard about a wheelchair basketball team in Miami. For 20 years I was always an athlete and was involved in sports. After my injury, my priority was to stay active and to be able to still compete and practice sports. As soon as I found the Miami Heat Wheels, I started going to their practices. Knowing nothing about wheelchair basketball, but at the same time fulfilled with interest on the sport and enthusiasm to learned it and be good at it, I met this wonderful group of guys that received me with wide open arms and more than willing to teach me what I needed to know and share their years of experience with me to make a better player out of me. Read More »
Jeremie Thomas is an 80′s baby, determined to make his own version of the “American Dream”. Born March 20,1989 in Pompano Beach FL to Mother Carlresay and Father Jimmy Thomas and growing up alongside his brothers Jimmy Jr. (older) and Ja’vance (younger), Jeremie had a close-knit squad of supporters early on. Even in the womb Jeremie found a love for music within the rhythm of his mom’s heart beat. He couldn’t wait to show the world his gift, so much that he left the womb 3 months premature. Read More »