“Thanks to the love and support from my wife and children, I’m still able to not just survive, but thrive, within the competitive international basketball community.”
Brian Bell
PER4MAX ATHLETE, TEAM USA GOLD MEDALIST
ABOUT BRIAN
Brian lost his leg at the age of ten due to a train accident. After rehabilitation he wanted to get back to playing his favorite sports. Not long after, he started training at a Paralympic facility across town and playing wheelchair basketball and other adaptive sports competitively. From 2009 through 2024 he played with Team USA across the globe winning numerous medals. In 2016, he played alongside Steve Serio and Matt Scott in Rio for Team USA where they came home with the gold. Brian played an integral roll in winning gold medals in both Tokyo 2020/21 and Paris 2024. Made history as a member of the first ever team to win 3 consecutive Gold medals at the Paralympics in Wheelchair Basketball. Today, he can be found playing with the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks, working at PER4MAX HQ or spending time with his wife Diane and their 5 children.
Notable achievements:
- 3x Paralympic Games, Gold Medal: 2016, 2020/21, & 2024
- 2x NWBA D1 National Champion: 2023 (Golden State) & 2026 (Dallas)
- 2022/23 IWBF World Championships, Gold Medal
- 2021 Champions League Champion
- 2x IWBF World Championships, Silver Medal: 2014 & 2018
- 2x NWBA Intercollegiate National Champion: 2007-2008 & 2009-10
- 2x Under 23 IWBF Men's World Championships, Gold Medal: 2005 & 2009