For the first time in three years, The University of Texas at Arlington men's wheelchair basketball team will host the sport's pinnacle event, the 2014 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
Movin' Mavs players Richardo Lucien, left, and Ruben Mauricio, right, hope to capture the team's 8th national championship title.
UT Arlington is the No. 1 seed in the eight-team tournament, which opens Thursday, March 6. The third place and championship games will be played at College Park Center, 601 Spaniolo Drive. All other matches will be played at the Maverick Activities Center, 500 W. Nedderman Drive.
Also new this year, a UT Arlington women's team will play in the tournament. The team consists of five current students and recruits who have committed to attend the University. Admission to National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Championship games is free and open to the public.
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