Youth KC Kings wheelchair basketball players huddle around coached.
KC King's player shots on fast break.
Kansas City Kings
Youth Wheelchair Basketball Team
Kansas City has a Futures Team for beginers (if they can push a wheelchair, they can play), Prep Division for those under 14 and JV/Varsity Basketball Team for those 14 and older (through high school graduation). Our season begins in September and runs through early April.​
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​​You do not need to have your own sports chair to try it out - we have program chairs that can be used! If interested, please email basketball@midwestadaptivesports.org - We can provide you with information about how our program works, when / where practices are and answer any questions you may have.
Wheelchair Basketball
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Players: Individuals who are limited in playing "stand-up" basketball because of a permanent disability are eligible for wheelchair basketball (not only players who use wheelchairs). Players are classified based on their level of disability to ensure fair competition.
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​Contact: The chair is considered part of the player. General rules of contact in regular basketball (charging, blocking, etc.) apply to wheelchair basketball.​​
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Dribble: A player in possession of the ball may not push more than twice without dribbling the ball. Taking more than two successive pushes without bouncing the ball on the floor is a travel. There is no double dribble.
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Court and Out-of-Bounds: Wheelchair basketball is played on a regulation basketball court, on a 10 foot hoop (the prep division plays on a lower hoop), with a regulation size ball (prep also plays with a smaller ball). A player is out-of-bounds when any part of the player’s body or wheelchair touches the boundary line.
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Free Throws: A player's rear/larger wheels need to be behind the free throw line or the foul shot is forfeited.​​