Shaun Norris

Started: He began playing wheelchair basketball at age 10 in Perth, WA, Australia. (Athlete, 12 May 2016) Reason: He was involved in Para swimming before switching to wheelchair basketball. "I loved the team aspect of the game." (benchunits.substack.com, 22 Jun 2022; Athlete, 12 May 2016) Awards: He won the Sports Star Award in 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018 at the Rebound Western Australia Annual Awards. (Rebound WA Facebook page, 20 Dec 2021) He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] for the 2017 World Challenge Cup in Tokyo, Japan. (Perth Wheelcats Facebook page, 04 Sep 2017) He was named MVP for 2016 by Wheelchair Sports Western Australia. (Perth Wheelcats Facebook page, 15 Nov 2016) He was named in the World All-Star Five at the 2010 World Championships in Birmingham, England. (basketballwa.asn.au, 09 Dec 2011) In 2009 he was presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] for services to sport after winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (accessrehabequip.com.au, 08 Sep 2016)