The EWU Adaptive Athletics Wheelchair Basketball Program promotes student-athlete success through leadership, teamwork, positivity, integrity, discipline, independence, charisma, honesty, determination, creativity and initiative. ​With a high emphasis on positivity and independence, the program strives to instill strong character, values, respect and life-skills that will assist our athletes into their futures. Our athletes are navigating the same college tasks as all varsity collegiate student athletes on campus: practice, meetings, study sessions, classes, labs, internships, travel for competition, and more!

Thanks to the work of past College of Health Sciences and Public Health interim dean Donna Mann, community partners like ParaSport Spokane and the Neilsen Foundation, EWU developed our sanctioned wheelchair basketball program.  The program is led by head coach David Evjen and assistant coach Yunus Butt. However, there is a large team of skilled university staff that also work to keep the EWU Adaptive Athletics program running smoothly. The program is assisted and housed by the College of Health Science and Public Health and EWU Athletics, giving our student-athletes — and their parents and caregivers — the confidence of knowing they have a strong support system on campus. Thanks to the support of EWU Athletics, our student athletes have access to the same facilities and media support as all varsity student athletes on campus!

Together with the larger EWU community, Adaptive Athletics is passionately focused on promoting independent living while encouraging an integrated, authentic student-athlete experience.