SALT LAKE CITY (April 5, 2016) – The Utah Jazz announced today that the Wheelin’ Jazz will compete in the 2016 National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s National Tournament April 7-10 in Louisville, Kentucky. The team is currently ranked sixth in the Championship Division.
“The Wheelin’ Jazz are looking forward to representing the great state of Utah in Kentucky,” said Jeff Griffin, head coach and four-time MVP of the NBA/NWBA All-Star Wheelchair Classic. “Our team is starting to gel at the right time and we feel like we can compete with anyone in the country.”
The team, which started the season ranked ninth, will play the San Diego Wolfpack at 8 a.