Everyone is invited to watch the Division II Wheelchair Basketball Tournament March 1 and 2 at the Doolittle Community Center, located at 1950 N. J St. Sanctioned by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, the event begins at 8:30 a.m. each day, with 11 teams of adults from across North America scheduled to play. Seven of the top 11 Division II NWBA teams will compete both days. Games will be played continuously on Saturday, with the last game beginning at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the final game will begin at 11:30 a.m. Both gymnasiums at the center will hold simultaneous games. Admission for spectators is free. The March 1 schedule will begin with the following match-ups:

8:30 a.m.      
Rancho Renegades of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. vs. Alberta Northern Lights of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. LA Clippers Chairmen of Los Angeles vs. RHI Indiana Pacers of Indianapolis.

10 a.m.
Golden State Road Warriors of Sacramento, Calif. vs. Charlotte Bobcats of North Carolina. 
LA Fast Breakin’ Lakers of Los Angeles vs. Grand Rapids Pacers of Michigan.

11:30 a.m.     
Utah Wheelin’ Jazz of Salt Lake City vs. Magee 76ers of Philadelphia, Pa. 
Albuquerque Kings of New Mexico vs. RHI Indiana Pacers.

Visit www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/NWBA_Div_II_Wheelchair_Basketball_Tournament_schedule_March_2008.pdf for a complete schedule of games. The event is sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services Adaptive Recreation & Sports Division in conjunction with Lakeside, a chapter of Disabled Sports U.S.A., the NWBA and Nevada Wheelchair Basketball. Each team paid $350 to participate. Call the Doolittle Community Center at (702) 229-6374 for directions. For more information on wheelchair basketball programs offered by the city of Las Vegas, call Jonathan Foster at (702) 229-4796. For more information on the Lakeside chapter of Disabled Sports U.S.A., call Pat McCoy at (702) 328-4118.