Reed De'Aeth Reed De'Aeth

Reed De’Aeth was first introduced to wheelchair basketball as a teenager at a Para athlete search in Calgary. In addition to wheelchair basketball, the Sherwood Park, Alta. native also tried Para ice hockey and Para nordic skiing before sticking with basketball.

In 2022, De’Aeth was named to Team Canada’s Under-23 roster for the Americas Championship in March.

De’Aeth’s first made the Senior Men’s National Team roster in July 2022 and represented Team Canada at the IWBF Americas Cup in São Paulo, Brazil helping the men’s side win bronze and qualify for the IWBF World Championships.

In 2023, De’Aeth was a member of Canada’s sixth place team at the world championships and bronze medal winning team at the Parapan American Games. In 2024 he helped Canada qualify for the Paralympic Games at a tournament in France.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2023 World championships, Parapan American Games, U23 World Championships… 2020 Wheelchair Basketball Canada’s Junior Athlete of the Year… 2019, 2023 Canada Games…

PERSONAL

Born without a fibula, and his parents decided to amputate his left foot at age four… Attends University of Texas (Arlington)…

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2023 Parapan American Games 3rd

2023 World Championships 6th