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2006 Mayor’s Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Date: October 6-8, 2006
Place: Manhattan College: Draddy Gymnasium (4513 Manhattan College Pkwy), Bronx

Fifteen of the nation’s premier wheelchair basketball teams competed in the 2006 Mayor’s Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Following a double elimination format, the ABC Dallas Mavericks (TX), led by MVP Jay Nelms’ 32 points, defeated the Charlottesville Cardinals (VA) by a score of 75-60 to capture the Division II tournament championship. In Division III, tournament MVP Mike Haynes led the Austin Rec’ers (TX) to victory over the Adventist Knights of Maryland (48-42), securing the championship in their first tournament appearance. Additionally, All-Tournament teams were named for each division at the conclusion of the event. The Division II All-Tournament team included Class I player Kevin Grant of the New York Rollin’ Knicks, Class II player Ryan Hundemer of the Mavericks, Class III player Tom Vandever of the Cardinals while Joey Levitt was presented with the Sportsmanship award. Rounding out the roster of the Division III All-Tournament team was Class I player Alfonzo Pinkney of the Knights, Class II player David Wear of the Rec’ers, Class III player Julius Ellerbe of the Knights and Sportsmanship honoree Penny Dodson of the Cardinals.

A welcome dinner at Manhattan College’s Draddy Gymnasium opened the event, honoring school Athletic Director Bob Byrnes with the Mayor’s Cup Community Service Award. New York City Sports Commissioner Ken Podziba presented Byrnes with the award for his help and support in the growth and development wheelchair sports in New York City throughout his 19-year tenure at Manhattan College. Additionally, Byrnes graciously donated the school’s athletic facilities for the tournament for the third consecutive year, enabling the Mayor’s Cup to have access to one of the top venues in the metropolitan area.

The New York City Sports Commission created the Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in an effort to enhance the scope of adaptive sports in the City of New York. This NWBA-sanctioned tournament has been held annually since it’s inception in 2001 and has quickly become one of the premier wheelchair basketball tournaments in the nation. The City also sponsors Mayor’s Cup tournaments in a variety of other sports including: field hockey, billiards, handball, softball, track & field, cross country, chess and wrestling.

For more information about this event, please contact tournament director Jeff Mohl at (212) 487-6627 or jmohl@cityhall.nyc.gov.


2006 Mayor’s Cup Wheelchair Basketball Teams
Division 2 Division 3
Magee Sixers United Spinal Nets
NEPVA Celtics Adventist Knights
Dallas Mavericks Nassau Kings
United Spinal Nets Connecticut Spokebenders
New York Rollin' Knicks Charlottesville Cardinals
Charlottesville Cardinals Scranton Allied Forces
Bulova Rolling Renegades WNY Wheels
  Austin Rec’ers

2006 Mayor’s Cup Wheelchair Basketball Schedule
Friday, October 6, 2006
  Court 1 Court 2
Time Game TEAMS Game TEAMS
5:30pm 1 Nets 19 vs. Knights 56 2 Kings 30 vs. Spokebenders 22
7:30pm 3 Knicks 49 vs. Cardinals 44 3 Cardinals 54 vs. Allied Forces 38
9:00pm Welcome Dinner


2006 Mayor’s Cup Wheelchair Basketball Schedule
Saturday, October 7, 2006
  Court 1 Court 2 Court 3
Time Game TEAMS Game TEAMS Game TEAMS
8:00am 5 Nets 32 vs. Spokebenders 51 4 Wheels 31 vs. Rec’ers 34 7 Knights 45 vs. Kings 35
9:30am 1 Sixers 56 vs. Celtics 41 2 Mavericks 70 vs. Nets 28 8 Knicks 53 vs. Renegades 31
11:00am 6 Allied Forces 37 vs. Wheels 45 8 Cardinals 34 vs. Rec'ers 39 No Game
12:30pm 4 Nets 27 vs.
Cardinals 63		 7 Sixers 45 vs. Dallas 53 No Game
2:00pm 9 Spokebenders 33 vs. Cardinals 35 10 Wheels 32 vs. Kings 18 12 Knights 50 vs. Rec'ers 42
3:30pm 5 Cardinals 58 vs. Celtics 40 6 Sixers 52 vs. Renegades 17 10 Mavs 75 vs. Knicks 48
5:00pm No Game 11 Cardinals 41 vs. Wheels 30 No Game
6:30pm No Game 9 Cardinals 43 vs. Sixers 41 No Game


2006 Mayor’s Cup Wheelchair Basketball Schedule
Sunday, October 8, 2006 - Championship Games & Award Ceremony
  Court 1 Court 2
Time Game TEAMS Game TEAMS
8:00am 13 Cardinals 38 vs. Rec'ers 42 11 Cardinals 56 vs. Knicks 52
10:00am No Game 12 DIV 2 FINALS: Mavs 75 vs. Cardinals 60
11:30am 13 DIV 2 FINAL Game 2
(Not Necessary)		 14 DIV 3 FINALS: Knights 42 vs. Rec'ers 48
1:00pm No Game 15 DIV 3 FINAL Game 2 (Not Necessary)
  Awards Ceremony
Most Valuable Player for Division II: Jay Nelms (Mavericks)
Sportsmanship Award for Division II: Joey Levitt (Cardinals)
Most Valuable Player for Division III: Mike Haynes (Rec’ers)
Sportsmanship Award for Division III: Penny Dodson (Cardinals)
Division II All-Tournament team: Class I player Kevin Grant of the Rollin’ Knicks, Class II player Ryan Hundemer of the Mavericks and Class III player Tom Vandever of the Cardinals
Division III All-Tournament team: Class I player Alfonzo Pinkney of the Knights, Class II player David Wear of the Rec’ers and Class III player Julius Ellerbe of the Knights


Images from the 2006 Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
To see the results of the 2005 Tournament,
please visit our Mayor's Cup BBall 2005 page.

Last Updated On: Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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