Bulova Nets Win New England Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Written by John Hamre

The Bulova Nets and NY Nets Wheelchair Basketball Teams recently competed in the Henry Hampton/Eddie Buckley Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Brockton MA on Saturday December 5th and Sunday December 6th, 2009. The highlight of the tournament came when the #1 nationally ranked Division 3 Team, the NEPVA Celtics, squared of against the #10 ranked Bulova Nets. After a closely contested battle, the Bulova Nets came out on top 64 to 56.

NEPVA Celtics 49 v. Bay State Clippers 37
Bulova Nets 60 v. New York Nets 35
NE Blazers 38 v. NEPVA Celtics 59
Bulova Nets 83 v. Bay State Clippers 40
NE Blazers 52 v. New York Nets 40
NEPVA Celtics 56 v. Bulova Nets 64
Bay State Clippers 45 v. New York Nets 38
NE Blazers 36 v. Bulova Nets 53
NEPVA Celtics 68 v. New York Nets 42
NE Blazers 62 v. Bay State Clippers 40

Final Standings

1st Place - Bulova Nets

2nd Place - NEPVA Celtics

3rd Place - NE Blazers

4th Place - Bay State Clippers

5th Place - NY Nets

Tournament MVP - Omar Benitez

All Tournament - Paul Ward

All Tournament - Mark James - Bulova Nets

All Tournament - Dave Harrison - Bay State Clippers

All Tournament - Dave Deas - NY Nets

Thanks to Paul Cowan, Tournament Director and coach of the NE Blazers, the northeast has a very respected and well run Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.