Tristan Knowles

Started: He began playing wheelchair basketball in 1999 at age 15 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. (Athlete, 04 May 2016) Reason: His father called the Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] to see if there were any sports his son could compete in and they suggested he try wheelchair basketball. (australia.basketball, 18 Aug 2018) Awards: He was named Most Valuable Player for 2023 by the Wollongong Roller Hawks in Australia. (Wollongong Roller Hawks Facebook page, 10 Dec 2023) He was named Wheelchair Player of the Year for 2023 by Basketball New South Wales in Australia. (Wollongong Roller Hawks Facebook page, 26 Nov 2023) He and Australian wheelchair basketball player Luke Pople were joint winners of the Most Valuable Player [MVP] award at the 2023 Basketball Illawarra End of Season Awards in Australia. (Wollongong Roller Hawks Facebook page, 02 Sep 2023) He received the Coach's Award and the MVP Award for 2022 from the Wollongong Roller Hawks in Australia. (Wollongong Roller Hawks Facebook page, 04 Jul 2023) He was named MVP for the finals of 2022 National Wheelchair Basketball League in Australia. (Wollongong Roller Hawks Facebook page, 19 Dec 2022) He received the 2012 Sandy Blythe Medal, awarded to the men's international player of the year, from Basketball Australia. (basketball.net.au, 27 Mar 2012) 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. (melrosewheelchairs.com.au, 01 Jul 2009) In 2002 he was named New South Wales Wheelchair Basketballer of the Year in Australia. (uow.edu.au, 25 Apr 2013)