Love & Wheelchair Basketball
In honor of Pride Month, U.S. Paralympic couple Courtney Ryan and Josie Aslakson talked through how they got together.
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Age
29
Hometown
Woodbine, IA
Education
University of Nebraska-Omaha, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Classification: 2.0
Quick Facts
- Competed in several sports as a child, including basketball, football and wrestling
- Was struck by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle at age 10, leaving him paralyzed from the hips down
- Knew about wheelchair basketball even before his injury, so he naturally gravitated to the sport
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2023 (Team - Men)
Career Highlights
- ParaPan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Team - Men)
U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Onward To Gold Medal Game After Trouncing Canada, As Veteran Brian Bell Stars
PARIS — Three-time Paralympian Brian Bell sparked Team USA’s fire with consecutive baskets, both coming off nice Jake Williams assists early in the second quarter. The 35-year-old veteran drew a foul on the second, converted the free throw and propelle...
U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Survives Scare From Great Britain To Advance to Semifinal
PARIS – Ixhelt Gonzalez converted an uncontested lay-up off a sweet backdoor pass from Becca Murray to give Team USA a 53-50 lead over Great Britain. It was a defining moment and a lead that the U.S. wouldn’t relinquish over the final two minutes in a ...
Jake Williams Drops 22, Steve Serio Notches Triple-Double as Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Beats Spain, 66-56
PARIS – The U.S. men’s wheelchair basketball team’s quest for an unprecedented three-peat started off with a bang.Fending off a Spanish team that boasts a threatening offense, the U.S. capitalized on a two-minute Spain scoring drought late in the fourt...
Nothing Can Deter Brian Bell’s Pursuit Of A Wheelchair Basketball Three-Peat — Not Even TSA
A gold medal in Paris would make the U.S. wheelchair basketball team the first to win three straight golds in the sport.
