Steven Serio (born September 8, 1987) is a wheelchair basketball player. As a co-captain of the USA Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team, he led the American men to their first Paralympic gold medal since 1988 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games[1] and defended the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[2] He currently plays for the New York Rolling Knicks in the NWBA Championship Division.[3]
He grew up in Westbury, New York and graduated from Carle Place High School in 2005. When Steve was 11 months old, he had surgery to remove a spinal tumor which resulted in the compression of his spinal cord. Consequently, he was left paralyzed and is classified as an incomplete paraplegic.[4]
Steve began his wheelchair basketball career as a sophomore in high school with the Long Island Lightning, the only competitive junior wheelchair basketball team in New York State.[5] He was a tremendous asset to this team, eventually leading them to the team's first National Championship in 2005 where was named the tournament MVP.[6] In that same year, he played on a USA U-23 Team played at the Australian Junior National Games for the Disabled in Sydney.[6]
He played point guard for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Steve was named a 2nd Team All-American in both the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 seasons at Illinois.[7] At the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma State University on March 15, 2008, Steve led the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to a NIWBA Championship over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.[8] Steve took home the Championship Game Player of the Game, NWBA Tournament MVP, and the NWBA 31st NIWBT Player of the Year in the process.[9]
Steve also plays on the U.S. Paralympics Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team, which came in second place at the World Championships in Amsterdam in the summer of 2006.[10] In the summer of 2007, the U.S. National Team won a gold medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Steve made his Paralympic debut with the U.S. National Team in 2008 in Beijing, China.[11] The team finished in fourth place, just missing a medal. Since the disappointing Paralympics, the U.S. National Team took the gold medal at the 2009 America's Cup in Richmond, Canada[12] and finished third at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, England.[13]
He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2010, where he studied Kinesiology.
He is currently living in Germany and playing for RSV Lahn-Dill. His contract was recently extended through the 2016 season.[14]
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Steven Serio born September 8 1987 is a wheelchair basketball player As a co captain of the USA Men s National Wheelchair Basketball Team he led the American men to their first Paralympic gold medal since 1988 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games 1 and defended the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics 2 He currently plays for the New York Rolling Knicks in the NWBA Championship Division 3 Steve SerioSerio in 2011Personal informationFull nameSteven SerioNicknameSteveNationality United StatesBorn 1987 09 08 September 8 1987 age 36 Mineola New York U S Height5 ft 6 in 168 cm 2011 Weight180 lb 82 kg 2011 SportCountry United StatesSportWheelchair BasketballCollege teamUniversity of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignTeamBriantea 84Turned pro2010Medal record Men s wheelchair basketball Representing United States Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2012 London Team World Championships 2022 Dubai Team 2018 Hamburg Team 2014 Incheon Team 2010 Birmingham Team 2006 Amsterdam Team Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Team He grew up in Westbury New York and graduated from Carle Place High School in 2005 When Steve was 11 months old he had surgery to remove a spinal tumor which resulted in the compression of his spinal cord Consequently he was left paralyzed and is classified as an incomplete paraplegic 4 Steve began his wheelchair basketball career as a sophomore in high school with the Long Island Lightning the only competitive junior wheelchair basketball team in New York State 5 He was a tremendous asset to this team eventually leading them to the team s first National Championship in 2005 where was named the tournament MVP 6 In that same year he played on a USA U 23 Team played at the Australian Junior National Games for the Disabled in Sydney 6 He played point guard for the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Steve was named a 2nd Team All American in both the 2005 2006 and 2006 2007 seasons at Illinois 7 At the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma State University on March 15 2008 Steve led the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to a NIWBA Championship over the University of Wisconsin Whitewater 8 Steve took home the Championship Game Player of the Game NWBA Tournament MVP and the NWBA 31st NIWBT Player of the Year in the process 9 Steve also plays on the U S Paralympics Men s Wheelchair Basketball Team which came in second place at the World Championships in Amsterdam in the summer of 2006 10 In the summer of 2007 the U S National Team won a gold medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil Steve made his Paralympic debut with the U S National Team in 2008 in Beijing China 11 The team finished in fourth place just missing a medal Since the disappointing Paralympics the U S National Team took the gold medal at the 2009 America s Cup in Richmond Canada 12 and finished third at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham England 13 He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in May 2010 where he studied Kinesiology He is currently living in Germany and playing for RSV Lahn Dill His contract was recently extended through the 2016 season 14 Contents 1 Major achievements 1 1 Juniors 1 2 Intercollegiate 1 3 US National Team 1 4 Professional 2 Notes 3 External linksMajor achievements editJuniors edit 2005 First place Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2005 Tournament MVP Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2005 Gold medal World Junior Basketball Championships Intercollegiate edit 2008 National Champion U S Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball 2008 MVP NWBA College Division US National Team edit 2006 Silver medal IWBF Gold Cup World Championships Amsterdam the Netherlands 2007 Gold medal Parapan American Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2008 Fourth place Paralympic Games Beijing China 2008 First place North American Cup Birmingham Alabama 2009 First place America s Cup Richmond BC Canada 2010 Third place Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Birmingham England UK 2012 Bronze Medal Paralympic Games London UK 2016 Gold Medal Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2021 Gold Medal 2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo Japan Professional edit 2011 German DRS Cup Champion 2011 German Championship 2011 IWBF Champions League Silver Medal 2012 German DRS Cup Champion 2012 German Championship 2021 IWBF Champions Cup Champion 15 Notes edit Westbury s Serio helps USA to gold medal newsday com September 18 2016 Archived from the original on December 29 2017 Retrieved July 13 2017 USA retain men s wheelchair basketball Paralympic title after dramatic win over Japan Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Archived from the original on September 9 2021 Retrieved September 9 2021 Who will rule the Rollstuhl this year FIBA basketball U S Paralympic Athlete Biography usolympicteam com Archived from the original on April 5 2008 Retrieved March 31 2008 United States Olympic Committee Article 3 20 06 usoc org Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved July 6 2007 a b USOC Athlete Spotlight Steve Serio usoc org Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved July 6 2007 Past NIWBA All American Teams students uww edu Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Fighting Illini Men s Wheelchair Basketball Page disability uiuc edu Archived from the original on February 21 2007 Daily Illini Newspaper Article 3 24 08 dailyillini com permanent dead link 2006 U S Paralympics Men s Wheelchair Basketball Team Defeated by Canada in IWBF Gold Cup Final usoc org Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved July 6 2007 Newsfeed usocpressbox org dead link USA Wins Gold nwba org Archived from the original on July 19 2011 Retrieved December 13 2009 Day Ten Finals British Wheelchair Basketball gbwba org uk Archived from the original on July 19 2010 Retrieved January 26 2011 die interaktiven Details RSV Lahn Dill rsvlahndill de Ascended to the European throne for the seventh time rsvlahndill de External links editSteve Serio at Team USA archive June 23 2023 Steve Serio at the International Paralympic Committee 2008 2016 Steven Serio at the International Paralympic Committee 2012 Steve Serio at the U S Paralympic Team at the Wayback Machine archived August 2 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Serio amp oldid 1214603160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
