Jeremy Lade

Jeremy "Opie" Lade (born January 6, 1981)^[1] is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and head coach from Oconto, Wisconsin. He was injured in a car accident at age 8, and attended his first wheelchair sports camp at the age of 13 at UW-Whitewater. He is a two-time Parapan American Games gold medalist in both 2007 and 2011. In 2002, he won a gold medal at IWBF World Championship and in 2006 won a silver one from the same place. Six years later, he was awarded a bronze medal for his participation at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and is currently employed as a head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.^[2] From 2005 to 2008 he coached Milwaukee Wizards and led them to a Junior National Championship. In his spare time he likes to watch Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Milwaukee Brewers with Michael Jordan being his favorite athlete.^[1] He will be inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Hall of Fame on April 12, 2025.^[3]

Jeremy Lade

Personal information
Born	January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) (age 44) Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Medals Men's wheelchair basketball Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2012 London Team Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team World Championships 2002 Kitakyushu Team 2006 Amsterdam Team