Meet the Miami Heat Wheels Family
This team is a combination of diverse personalities, backgrounds, strengths and weaknesses. More importantly, the Miami Heat Wheels is a family, supported by a community that wants every individual to grow as a person and teammate and realize their true potential. Each player that participates is encouraged to push beyond their perceived limitations and work together towards common goals.
2012-13 Team Roster
#3 - Carlos Martinez
Experience: Rookie
Classification: 2
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Puerto Rico
Birthday: March 10th
Nickname: "Carlos Parker"
#23 - Dirrick Hughes
Experience: 11 years
Classification: 2
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Miami, FL
Birthday: March 2nd
Nickname: "Mr. Clutch"
#33 - Eduardo Thompson
Experience: Rookie
Classification: 1
Position: Center
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Birthday: April 17th
#42 - Jackson David
Experience: 3 years
Classification: 2
Position: Guard
Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Birthday: July 23rd
#8 - Jairo Mendez
Experience: 5 years
Classification: 2
Position: Guard
Hometown: Miami, FL
Birthday: November 18th
#14 - Jeremie Thomas
Experience: 6 years
Classification: 2
Position: Point Guard
Hometown: Pompano Beach, FL
Birthday: March 20th
Nickname: "w/c Moss"
#23 - Luis Amaro
Experience: 15 years
Classification: 2
Position: Power Forward
Hometown: Miami, FL
Birthday: October 13th
Nickname: "The Machine"
#11 - Manuel Rodriguez
Experience: 3 years
Classification: 3
Position: Center
Hometown: Hollywood, FL
Birthday: January 20th
Nickname: "My Finger Hurts"
#12 - Mario Moran
Experience: 2 years
Classification: 2
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Union City, NJ
Birthday: March 24th
Nickname: "Sugar Rush"
#2 - Marvin Valcourt
Experience: 9 years
Classification: 2
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Miami, FL
Birthday: September 15th
#1 - Miki Erez
Experience: 2 years
Classification: 2
Position: Guard
Hometown: Kfar Sirkin, Israel
Birthday: December 24th
Nickname: "Mustachio"
#10 - Orlando Carrillo
Experience: 2 years
Classification: 2
Position: Point Guard
Hometown: Venezuela
Birthday: October 5th
Nickname: Spike
#34 - Raul Acosta
Experience: 21 years
Classification: 3
Position: Center
Hometown: New York, NY
#5 - Ryan Galvez
Experience: Rookie
Classification: 2
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Miami, FL
Birthday: June 1st
Nickname: "Secret Weapon"
#30 - Willy Rodriguez
Experience: Rookie
Classification: 2
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Hialeah, FL
Birthday: August 29th
#15 - Almelio Pena
Experience: Rookie
Classification: 2
Position: Guard
Hometown: De la Selva, Cuba
Birthday: May 1st
#40 - Jose Prado
Experience: Rookie
Classification: 2
Position: Guard
Hometown: Walker, MN
Birthday: March 18th
Coach Parnes Cartwright
Experience: 3 yrs (NWBA), 17 yrs total
Position: Head Coach
Hometown: New York, NY
Birthday: April 8th
The Miami Heat Wheels wheelchair basketball program offers players the chance to learn and develop the skills to play wheelchair basketball in a competitive environment. The Miami Heat Wheels are an equal opportunity organization.
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