Paul Schulte (basketball)
Paul Schulte (born 1979) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | National Wheelchair Basketball Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 5, 1979 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Manchester High School (Manchester, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | University of Texas at Arlington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Schulte was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] When he was 10 he got into a car crash and was paralyzed since then. At the age of 14, he participated in his first wheelchair basketball game and by 2002 received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. After college, he joined the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks.[2]
In 1995 he was an NWBA Junior Division Champion and in 1997 won a silver medal at Under 23 World Championship. In 1998, Schulte was awarded with a gold medal at the IWBF World Championship while in 2006 he became a silver medalist and later in 2010 got a bronze medal all of which were in the same place. A year later, he was awarded a gold medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games and during the 2000 and 2012 Summer Paralympics he was awarded with some more bronze medals. He was also a four-time NWBA Champion in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009.[1] Currently he is married to a woman named Meghan and has a son, Brady.
In 2021, Schulte was an NBC commentator for the Tokyo Paralympics.[3]
Major achievements
U.S. Men's National Team, Paralympic Games
- 2000: Bronze Medal - Paralympic Games, Sydney Australia
- 2008: Paralympic Games, Beijing China
- 2012: Bronze Medal - Paralympic Games, London England
U.S. Men's National Team, IWBF World Championships
- 1998: Gold Medal - IWBF World Championships, Sydney Australia
- 2002: Gold Medal - IWBF World Championships, Kitakyushu Japan
- 2002: Most Valuable Player - IWBF World Championships, Kitakyushu Japan
- 2006: Silver Medal - IWBF World Championships, Amsterdam Netherlands
- 2010: Bronze Medal - IWBF World Championships, Birmingham England
- 2014: Silver Medal - IWBF World Championships, Incheon South Korea
Men's Championship Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association
- 4x National Champion, Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks, Championship Division I
- 1x National Champion, Orlando Wheelchair Magic, Championship Division I
- 3x Most Valuable Player, Championship Division I, National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
- Hall of Fame, Class of 2022
Intercollegiate Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association
- 1999: Most Valuable Player, Intercollegiate National Tournament
- 2002: National Champion, Intercollegiate National Tournament
- 2002: Most Valuable Player, Intercollegiate National Tournament
- 2002: Sportsmanship Award, Intercollegiate National Tournament
- 2002: Academic All American, Intercollegiate National Tournament
- Retired Jersey #20, University of Texas at Arlington
Junior Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association
- 1995: National Champion, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
- 1997: National Champion, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
- 1997: Most Valuable Player, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
Other
- 2002: ESPY Award Nominee, Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Los Angeles USA
- 2002: Laureus Award Nominee, Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Monaco
- 2016: Sports Analyst for NBC Sports, 2016 Paralympic Games, Rio De Janeiro
- 2021: Sports Analyst for NBC Sports, 2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo
- Video Sydney Bronze Medal Shot. https://www.facebook.com/TheWillWaller/videos/462538217267091/
References
- "Paul Schulte". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- "Paul Schulte". PBS. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- NBC announces Commentators for its Coverage of this summer's Tokyo Paralympic Games
External links
- Paul Schulte at the International Paralympic Committee
- Paul Schulte at Team USA (archived)