Thanks for visiting wheelinjazz.com. Here you will find news and notes of our Wheelchair Basketball Teams and Sports Programs. Our Juniors are the #5 team in the Juniors Division. Our adults are the #5 team in the Championship Division. We also have a brand new team beginning play in the 2011-12 season, a Division III, developemental team. All Wheelin' Jazz teams are members of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. For more information about the Wheelin' Jazz, or to schedule members of the team for a public appearance, contact Layne Mangum at 801.400.2882 or laynemangum@wheelinjazz.com. Please click the links below to learn how you can get involved with the team.

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The 2009-10 season marked the first year that an official Junior team from Utah competed on the national level. With help from Salt Lake County Adaptive Sports, we formed the Neuroworx Junior Wheelin' Jazz.

The Jr Wheelin' Jazz consists of players age 13 up to 21 from Ogden down to Springville. The players are picked from a handful of youth that have been participating on local teams (Salt Lake and Clearfield) 2001. The overall goal is to build the program into two or more separate teams all competing nationally.

Marilyn Blakley and Layne Mangum coach with assistance from Alma Stewart, and Craig Johnson. Layne and Alma have been playing wheelchair basketball for many years and Layne has coached Adult Championship Division Wheelin' Jazz. Craig comes to us from Minnesota where he has been coaching the juniors there.

The team roster of the Jr Wheelin' Jazz:

Sam Blakley, Henefer
Ryan Nelson, Sandy
Spencer Heslop, Clearfield
Marshall Lindsay, Stansbury Park
Eliza McIntosh, Salt Lake City
Aimee Vargas, Springville
Jason Hall, Farmington
Justin Rosvall, Salt Lake City
Brady Anderson, Lehi
Latjor Dar, Salt Lake City

The Jr Wheelin' Jazz began their inaugural season on November 20, 2009 in Sandy at the 1st Annual Turkey Shootout Tournament. Compiling a record worthy of an entry in the National Tournament, the Jr Wheelin' Jazz finished the season with a #21 ranking. In just their second season, the Jr Wheelin' Jazz entered the National Tournament ranked number 8 and finished at #5.

Rick Aaron of Fox 13, Salt Lake City, did this feature on the Wheelin' Jazz. Thanks to Katie Terry and Justin Rosvall for showing up for the interview.

"Shot Happens", a book written by Wheelin' Jazz founder and teammate, Mike Schlappi, is being offered for sale on our webpage. Purchase this autographed book for $19.95 and the Wheelin' Jazz receive a $10 donation IN YOUR NAME from Mike Schlappi Communications.

"If You Can't Stand Up. Stand Out!" is a DVD of a speech Mike gave in St. Louis to a national convention. Purchase this DVD for $14.95 and the Wheelin' Jazz receive a $7.50 Donation IN YOUR NAME from Mike Schlappi Communications. 

Purchase both book and DVD for $29.95 and the Wheelin' Jazz receive a $15 donation IN YOUR NAME from Mike Schlappi Communications.

Although the book and DVD are about Mike's accident and wheelchair basketball, they are helpful to anyone who is struggling with challenges.  They are about responding and reacting to the many changes we face in life.

Mike often thinks about the chunk of lead that changed his life three decades ago. Had the bullet's trajectory been an inch different in one direction he might be leading a normal life; an inch in another direction and he'd be dead.

“Now,” he presses, “What is your problem? What do you have to deal with today – or every day?  Do you have something lodged in you – maybe not your spine, but perhaps your heart – or your mind – that causes you pain and makes you feel paralyzed in one way or another?”

Buy your copies today.

The easiest way to support the team is by a money donation. We are set up to allow you to donate right here on our site. Click here to go to our Donations Page to select the amount you would like to give.

A monetary donation is completely tax deductable as the money goes to the Neuroworx Adaptive Sports Program. Neuroworx, a Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Clinic is a part of the Hull Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit.

We thank you for your support.