Interscholastic Wheelchair
Basketball Awards
All Ohio
Team
Awarded to the top 10 athletes from the season. This All-Ohio team includes seven athletes with physical disabilities and three athletes without a disability (Class 2AB). The criteria for the winners include athletic excellence and sportsmanship.
Athlete of the Year with a Disability
Awarded to the best athlete with a disability from the All-Ohio Team. The criteria for the winner include athletic excellence, sportsmanship, leadership, and exemplary character.
Athlete of the Year Without a Disability
Awarded to the best athlete without a physical disability from the All-Ohio Team. The criteria for the winner include athletic excellence, sportsmanship, leadership, and exemplary character.
Coach of the Year
Awarded to the best head coach in the league. The criteria for the winner include sportsmanship, leadership, and exemplary character.
District of the Year
Awarded to a district demonstrating a commitment to inclusion, passionate leadership, and superior community engagement.
Evan Heller Championship MVP
Awarded annually to the most valuable player of the state championship game. This honor is named for a Wooster alumnus who led the Generals to win the first three state championships, scoring 27+ points in four of his six postseason games. Heller went on to play for Auburn University, scoring as many as 43 points in a game for the Tigers, and for the US men’s under-23 team.
Previous Award Winners
All Ohio
with
a Disability
Leif Dietrich ‘24, Austintown (23, 24)
Christopher Good ‘28, Perry (25)
Zayne Hammoudeh ‘28, Green (24, 25, 26)
Ryan Hannan ‘23, Wooster (22, 23)
Colin Harig ‘23, Wooster (23)
Savannah Kennedy ‘22, Massillon (22)
Elena Knowles ‘25, Plain (22, 23, 24, 25)
Abby LaPole ‘26, Jackson (23, 24, 25, 26)
Cory Michalec ‘22, Tallmadge (22)
Ashton Mohn ‘22, Wooster (22)
TaShaun Myers ‘27, Tallmadge (24, 25, 26)
Franklin Nicola ‘24, Austintown (22, 23, 24)
David Rutherford ‘23, Wadsworth (23)
Kai Smith ‘26, Centerville (25, 26)
Evan Wierwille ‘28, Centerville (24)
Ella Wirth ‘29, Wooster (25, 26)
Michael Mami '26, Tallmadge (26)
Jack Pickett '26, Green (26)
All Ohio without
a Disability
Cerafina Currey ‘24, Tallmadge (22, 24)
Jackson Detchon ‘24, Austintown (22,23, 24)
Dylon Donnell ‘22, Tallmadge (22)
Matt Drye ‘25, Beavercreek (24)
Madyson Followay ‘23, Wooster (22, 23)
Maddox Ishler ‘25, Cloverleaf (25)
Benjamin James ‘25, Tallmadge (23, 25)
Evan Mauser ‘25, Jackson (25)
Tony Rammel '27, Wooster (26)
Holden Ristau '26, Tallmadge (26)
K.J. Mack '27, Wadsworth (26)
Player of the Year with a Disability
2026: TaShaun Myers, Tallmadge junior
2025: Elena Knowles, Plain senior
2024: Abby LaPole, Jackson sophomore
2023: Franklin Nicola, Austintown junior
2022: Ashton Mohn, Wooster senior
2021: none given (pandemic)
2020: Isaiah Johnson, Tallmadge senior
2019: Ryan Hannan, Wooster 8th-grader
Player of the Year without
a Disability
2026: Tony Rammel, Wooster junior
2025: Benjamin James, Tallmadge senior
2024: Cerafina Currey, Tallmadge senior
2023: Jackson Detchon, Austintown junior
2022: Madyson Followay, Wooster junior
Coach of the Year
2026: Greg Michalec, Tallmadge
2025: Kristin Wellman, Plain
2024: Blake Dickson, Jackson
2023: Brett Followay, Wooster
2022: Cara Hahn, Austintown
District of the Year
2026: Cloverleaf
2025: Beavercreek
2024: Centerville
2023: Tallmadge
Evan Heller Championship MVP
2026: TaShaun Myers, Tallmadge junior
2025: TaShaun Myers, Tallmadge sophmore
Past
Tournaments
The Ohio Interscholastic Wheelchair Basketball State Championship has been around since 2018. Relive all the history from past champions to All-Ohioans and other award winners. Watch videos from past seasons as well.
