Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
| IWBF zone | Asia Oceania | ||
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| National federation | Basketball Australia | ||
| Coach | Craig Friday | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rollers | ||
| Paralympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Medals | Gold: 1996, 2008 Silver: 2004, 2012 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 13 | ||
| Medals | Gold: 2010, 2014 Bronze: 2006, 2018 | ||
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Australia has competed at every men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the Paralympic Games except 1964. Kevin Coombs was Australia's first captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team.
The Rollers qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by winning the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament and finished sixth.
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