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Luke Russell
  • Social Work
  • Whitewater, WI

Lucas Russell makes UW-Whitewater 2014-15 men's wheelchair basketball team

2014 Oct 1

Lucas Russell, a sophomore elementary education major from Verona, Wis., has made the 2014-15 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball team.

With a surge of new freshmen joining the squad, the Warhawks are working to increase the performance of new players while maintaining the same level of success.

"We're currently getting to know the new players and designing a system around them," said Jeremy Lade, the team's head coach. "We're very excited about the players that have traveled to be on this team and are determined to continue the success of this program."

The Warhawks are the defending national champions - winning their 11th title in March. This season, they will compete in their first tournament on campus Nov. 21-22 at Kachel Fieldhouse.

When the players are not on the court, they are giving back to the community. The UW-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball team devotes 15 hours of each player's time to community service within the area, with past involvement including an active role in building the new children's playground on campus.