Schulte was born in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] When he was 10 he got into a car crash and was paralyzed since then. At the age of 14, he participated in his first wheelchair basketball game and by 2002 received a degree in
mechanical engineering from the
University of Texas at Arlington. After college, he joined the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks.[2]
In 1995 he was an NWBA Junior Division Champion and in 1997 won a silver medal at Under 23 World Championship. In 1998, Schulte was awarded with a gold medal at the
IWBF World Championship while in 2006 he became a silver medalist and later in 2010 got a bronze medal all of which were in the same place. A year later, he was awarded a gold medal at the
2011 Parapan American Games and during the
2000 and
2012 Summer Paralympics he was awarded with some more bronze medals. He was also a four-time
NWBA Champion in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009.[1] Currently he is married to a woman named Meghan and has a son, Brady.
In 2021, Schulte was an
NBC commentator for the Tokyo Paralympics.[3]
Major achievements
U.S. Men's National Team, Paralympic Games
2000: Bronze Medal - Paralympic Games, Sydney Australia
2008: Paralympic Games, Beijing China
2012: Bronze Medal - Paralympic Games, London England
U.S. Men's National Team, IWBF World Championships
1998: Gold Medal -
IWBF World Championships, Sydney Australia
2002: Gold Medal -
IWBF World Championships, Kitakyushu Japan
2002: Most Valuable Player -
IWBF World Championships, Kitakyushu Japan
2006: Silver Medal -
IWBF World Championships, Amsterdam Netherlands
2010: Bronze Medal -
IWBF World Championships, Birmingham England
2014: Silver Medal -
IWBF World Championships, Incheon South Korea
Men's Championship Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association
4x National Champion, Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks, Championship Division I
1x National Champion, Orlando Wheelchair Magic, Championship Division I
3x Most Valuable Player, Championship Division I, National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
Hall of Fame, Class of 2022
Intercollegiate Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association
1999: Most Valuable Player, Intercollegiate National Tournament
2002: National Champion, Intercollegiate National Tournament
2002: Most Valuable Player, Intercollegiate National Tournament
2002: Sportsmanship Award, Intercollegiate National Tournament
2002: Academic All American, Intercollegiate National Tournament
Retired Jersey #20, University of Texas at Arlington
Junior Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association
1995: National Champion, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
1997: National Champion, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
1997: Most Valuable Player, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
Other
2002: ESPY Award Nominee, Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Los Angeles USA
2002: Laureus Award Nominee, Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Monaco
2016: Sports Analyst for NBC Sports, 2016 Paralympic Games, Rio De Janeiro
2021: Sports Analyst for NBC Sports, 2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo
Video Sydney Bronze Medal Shot. https://www.facebook.com/TheWillWaller/videos/462538217267091/
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