March Madness will come to the University of Illinois this week in the form of women on wheels. Ten teams from the United States and Canada will compete for the national championship.
All games are free and open to the public.
1206 S. Fourth St. The Illini have won eight national titles, including five in a row from 1990 to 1994, and have played in 13 of the last 14 championship games. 4 p.m. Fan Appreciation Day is scheduled for Friday at Huff Hall, when local youth are invited to attend the noon and 2 p.m. games, and in between meet players on both the UI men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams. On Sunday, many of the 165 women who played in the tournament will be competing for a spot on the U.S. team that will compete in the 2000 Paralympics, to be held this October in Sydney, Australia. The teams listed on the left are the home teams.