Colin Higgins
Biography
Born and raised on the east coast, Colin Higgins joined the wheelchair basketball circuit in 2014, after local classifier Karen Ferguson asked him to come and try out. Instantly, Higgins was hooked on the game and fell in love with the sport because of its complexity – from being aggressive, passive, to the physicality.
After joining the local club in Saint John in 2014, Higgins attended the 2015 Canada Games representing Team New Brunswick.
His progression through the sport earned him a coveted spot at the National Academy in 2016. He went on to earn a roster spot with Team Canada in 2017 as part of the Senior Men’s National Team.
Major International Competition
| Tournament |  |
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Other |
| World Championships: 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th (’18) 6th (’22) |
Statistics
World Championships
| Year | GP | Min | M/G | Field Goals | 3 Pts | Free Throws | Rebounds | AS | TO | ST | BS | PF | FO | PTS | P/G | |||||
| M/A | % | M/A | % | M/A | % | OR | DR | TOT | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2 | 9:21 | 4:40 | 2/4 | 50 | 0/0 | 0 | 1/2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 |
Legend: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; M/G = Minutes per Game; M/A = Made / Attempted; OR = Offensive Rebounds; DR = Defensive Rebounds; TOT = Total; AS = Assists; TO = Turn Overs; ST = Steals; BS = Blocked Shots;PF = Personal Foul; FO = Foul On; PTS = Points; P/G = Points per Game
Competitive Experience
| Level | Team | Location | Year(s) |
| International | Canada (SMNT) | Canada | 2017 – |
| Club | University of Missouri | Canada | 2019 – |
| Club | National Academy | Canada | 2016-2019 |
| Club | Team New Brunswick | N.B. | 2015 |
Career Notes
2023: Bronze medal at 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
2023: Sixth place finish at the 2022 IWBF World Championships in Dubai.
2022: Gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games.
2022: Bronze medal win at the IWBF Americas Cupin São Paulo, Brazil
2021: 8th place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
2019: 2nd place at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games…3rd place at the Wałbrzych President Cup Tournament in Poland (Team Canada)
2018: 5th place at the 2018 NWBA National Championship (Div 1) with the Toronto Rollin Raptors (domestic)…3rd place at Mitsubishi Electric World Challenge Cup in Tokyo, Japan (Team Canada)… 5th place at 2018 Continental Clash in Sheffield, GB (Team Canada)…12th place at the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships (Team Canada)
2017: 2nd place at Americas Cup in Cali Colombia (Team Canada)…
2016: 2nd place at the CWBL National Championship in Kamloops, BC with the Scarbarian Tigers… 4th place at the Toronto Challenge in Toronto, Ont. (Team Canada)…
2015: 6th place at the Canada Games with Team New Brunswick in Prince George, BC…