Quarterfinal Game Press Release

September 13, 2008

BEIJING, China –The U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team has advanced to the semifinal round of competition at the Paralympic Games due to a forfeit by Iran. The U.S. officially won the game, 20-0, in accordance with IWBF rules.“We’re disappointed that we didn’t get to play a very talented team from Iran,” said U.S. head coach Steve Wilson (Racine, Wis.). “Our team was prepared for this game, but now we have to move on and focus on our next opponent in the semifinals.”

The U.S. will face archrival Canada in the semifinals on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 7:00 p.m. at the National Indoor Stadium.

[NOTE: The game time for the USA vs Canada game has been changed to 9:30am Beijing time.  Please see the later post on this site entitled "Semifinal Update - Game Time Changed".]

 

[NOTE: You can see an Associated Press report on the issues surrounding the USA vs Iran quarterfinal game at http://www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=13327&DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=1581258 .]