Logan Shaw to be UTA Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball player. He's one step closer to achieving his goal to become a U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball player.
1. Oklahoma Teen Continues Dreams Despite Disability
Logan Shaw to be UTA Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball player
When Logan Shaw was just 13 years old his life changed dramatically. He was in a serious
go-cart accident that nearly killed him, but what didn’t kill him left him paralyzed from the
waist down.
When he found wheelchair basketball, though, he found a way to pursue his
dreamsallowing him to never consider himself disabled. He recently signed a letter-of-
intent to play wheelchair basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington.
The Movin’ Mavs has a long history of consistently producing All-American athletes and
winning National Championships – seven in all – while having an extraordinarily high
graduation rate. Shaw hopes this next chapter will help him achieve his goal of joining the
U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Basketball team.
This weekend, November 19 and 20, he will be in Arlington playing in the Jim Hayes
Memorial Junior Division Regional Tournament for the last time before transitioning to
collegiate wheelchair basketball.
Wise beyond his years, Shaw is an inspiration for all. It is his positive attitude and
remarkable perseverance that helps him strive toward excellence.
Prior to his accident, Shaw was an active child who loved sports. After his injury, he didn’t
let his disability stop him. He found ways to play the sports he loved from his wheelchair –
never letting his disability become his excuse. His motto: “The disability doesn’t make you.
You make the disability.”
For more information contact:
Doug Garner, Coach
dgarner@uta.edu
(501) 655.6507
