Jaime Mazzi
Regardless of the uniform he's worn since 2003, Jaime Mazzi has been involved with a lot of winning basketball teams. Mazzi's college team won four of five possible national championships, an Australian club team with which he played won a national title in 2004, and he helped the U.S. win gold at the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Despite Mazzi's winning ways, Team USA could not get on the medal stand in Beijing.
Mazzi is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a major in health and human performance and a minor in coaching. After he graduates, he plans to coach a wheelchair basketball team.
In addition to wheelchair basketball, Mazzi also enjoys baseball, football and playing cards.
Major Achievements:
- U.S. Paralympic Team member, Wheelchair Basketball - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2008: First place - North American Cup, Birmingham, Alabama
- 2007: Gold medal - Parapan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2004: National champion, Top 5 Player Award - Sydney Razorbacks, National Wheelchair Basketball League, Australia
Four-time (2003-05, 2007) National Wheelchair Basketball Association Collegiate National Champion - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks
