Wheelchair Basketball

Dr. Feranmi Okanlami hosted a drop-in wheelchair basketball game on September 16, 2018. Nearly 30 students, faculty and community members joined in. 

Photos by: Rana A. Kabeer, president of U-M's medical student council
Two basketball players in sport wheelchairs are on a basketball court. One is holding a basketball.

Dr. Feranmi Okanlami (left) and Tyler Keller get the game started. 

Dr. Okanlami dribbles a basketball as he rolls across a basketball court behind a woman also in a sport wheelchair.

Dr. Feranmi Okanlami races down the court following Seong-Hee Yoon. Seong-Hee is a rehabilitation engineer who works with Michigan Medicine's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 

Three basketball players in sport wheelchairs are on a court. One has the ball raised in a hand while another blocks.

Tyler Keller (left) and Michael Heinrich (right) defend a pass by Dr. Feranmi Okanlami in the first drop in game. 

A group of basketball players in sport wheelchairs play a game of basketball on a court. In the background, another group plays on a second court.

Two courts of 3 on 3 games took place over the two hour game time. Players swapped in and out so everyone had the opportunity to play.