Led by head coach Jessica Wynne, the U-M wheelchair basketball team made history Feb. 16 when it hosted its first home game at the Crisler Center.
A crowd of more than 3,100 people attended and watched U-M defeat in-state rival Michigan State, 51-42.
Below is a video showing highlights of the event as well as a photo gallery by Marc-Grégor Campredon of the Office of University Development. Click on each image to enlarge and view details about the photo.
After receiving recognition for his academic achievements, Jerome Montgomery (right), a community-athlete turned student-athlete, is congratulated at half court by Feranmi Okanlami (left), director of U-M Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services.The Michigan ROTC presents the colors for the national anthem.U-M wheelchair basketball head coach Jessica Wynne (center) brings the team in for a final huddle before the game’s tip off.U-M community-athlete Erik Robeznieks battles for the ball in the first tip-off in front of a record-breaking crowd of 3,120 spectators.After MSU took an early lead, U-M community-athlete Erik Robeznieks (right) scores Michigan’s first points of the game over an MSU defender.U-M is leading the way in adaptive sports, with record-breaking attendance at the wheelchair basketball team’s game at the Crisler Center.An unguarded Daniel Delgado Cornejo, U-M student-athlete and Ph.D. candidate in materials science and engineering, goes for the layup as U-M’s Erik Robeznieks looks on.U-M community-athlete Eddie Elinburg scoops up a loose ball from Michigan State’s player, as U-M community-athlete Feranmi Okanlami offers support.U-M community-athlete SuLe Christiansen celebrates the Wolverine’s 51-42 victory against Michigan State University.
A video highlighting the U-M wheelchair basketball team’s victory over Michigan State on Feb. 16.
