South Bay Sonics Wheelchair Basketball Team

12/02/2025

Over the past year, the Sonics team has been fortunate to have the support of BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation. This Giving Tuesday, consider supporting BORP as they support our local community of disabled athletes!

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03/15/2025

The Sonics recently had a great showing at the 16th Annual California Classic in Sacramento. Thanks to the Sacramento Shockers for hosting and to BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation and City of San José, All Access Sports & Recreation for supporting our team to bring necessary sports chairs to the tournament.

03/12/2024

Hi everyone! Our team is gearing up with a strong roster of 10 people — but unfortunately, the single remaining thing blocking us is that we don’t have basketball chairs for our players to use in tournaments — and after months of searching, there don’t appear to be any reliable options where we can borrow chairs. A few of our players have their own custom chairs, but most of us do not. New basketball chairs from reputable companies cost upwards of $5,000. We want our team to be able to welcome everyone who wants to play with us, regardless of income.

This is where you can help. If you have an adult basketball wheelchair you’d like to donate (with wheels of course preferred, but we’ll take it even without wheels!), or if you know anyone else who has one to donate, we would love to speak with you! And we can keep you updated on how our team is actively using it and winning tournaments with it!

If you don’t have a basketball chair but you’re interested in helping monetarily, we’re actively working toward establishing a non-profit. If you’d prefer to wait for that for a tax deduction, feel free to message us and we’ll get back in touch with you as soon as this gets established!

02/23/2024

Hey everyone! We’re excited to officially announce that we are a new team: the South Bay Sonics! While we practice in San Jose, we welcome anyone from across the Bay Area to join our team!

This page was originally owned by the San Jose Thunder, which disbanded during the pandemic. So, if you’re discovering this page for the first time, this is why you’ll see lots of old photos showing the Thunder. For now we’ll keep these photos up to honor the legacy of the team that came before us. Our new South Bay Sonics team is playing in the same place (Bascom Community Center), but the team is fully reconstructed from the ground up with new players.

We’re joining the Northern California Recreational League, and our first upcoming tournament will be at the one in March hosted by BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation in Berkeley. We're excited to meet all the teams currently playing!

12/15/2023

Signups are open for our winter practices! Sign up now or come out in January and meet the team!

07/25/2023

Hey wheelchair basketball fans! Practice is starting up this week - Wednesday nights! Join us for some fun, friends, and exercise!

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07/24/2023

Hey everyone! Just want to let you know that practice is starting up again this Wednesday! This week is a free "try it" week so if you've ever wanted to try wheelchair basketball, this is a great week to do it! Get details and sign up here:

12/04/2019

Happy Giving Tuesday! With your generosity, you could help the San Jose Thunder achieve our goals.

The Thunder team was formed to allow adults with physical disabilities to play wheelchair basketball

12/02/2019

Another fundraiser we're running, if you'd rather get some holiday cheer, is here. We get a percentage in return of your purchase. Thanks for your support!