Rose Hollermann

Started: She began playing wheelchair basketball in 2003 at age seven at the Courage Center in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. (Athlete, 03 May 2016) Reason: "I was doing swim therapy at the Courage Center and my therapist recommended [wheelchair basketball]. Also, US wheelchair basketball player Ben Kenyon was the athlete I idolised when I was little. He was also one of the main reasons I took up the sport. He taught me how to shoot a basketball and he taught me how to love the game." (rollt-magazin.de, 16 Jun 2019; Athlete, 03 May 2016) Milestones: At age 16 she was the youngest member of the US women's wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Four years later at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, she was also the youngest player at age 20, one month younger than her teammate Abigail Dunkin. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jan 2024) Awards: She was named National Wheelchair Basketball Association [NWBA] Collegiate Player of the Year for 2015/16. (spinalpedia.com, 11 Aug 2021) She was named the Varsity Division Female Most Valuable Player at the 2011 National Wheelchair Basketball Association [NWBA] National Tournament. (disablog.com, 12 Apr 2011) She was presented with the Spirit of Excellence Award, given to the top male and female athlete in each sport at the 2011 National Junior Disability Championships in St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (prnewswire.com, 08 Aug 2011)