Carlos Wheeler is a Nola native and a retired pro player who launched a foundation to help the local community of New Orleans. I-Wheel Carols Wheeler Foundation has made huge impact on the youth, both on and off the court.
Wheeler shares his foundation with us: “We train for life on and off the court and shape future leaders by exposing our youth to new opportunities, equipping them with tools for success, developing their ability to make and sustain healthy relationship connections, offer them the opportunity to learn to be coachable, as well as bringing out their own leadership abilities, and teaching them to take ownership and responsibility of their actions.
We do all of this through high quality coaching, staffing, and volunteers who understand our heart for our youth is to consider their whole person, not just the athlete in them, and generous community partnerships.”
Over the last few years I have been blessed by some of our local businesses who have invested in our children through my foundation.
Some of those include New Orleans Pelicans for game tickets, Tuxedos To Geaux for custom fitted suits, Canal Street Family Dentist for dental checks and cleanings, Who Dat Barbershop for free back to school haircuts, Tulane GreenWave games, Restaurant R’evolution for a fine dining experience, and other supporters that have donated sneakers to our kids, the cash to purchase custom jerseys, and back to school supplies.”
Shout out to the team that helps make this foundation thrive:
CWSA Coaches/Trainers:
Carlos Wheeler- Former NBA
Paul Carter- LPB League in France
Loretta Martin- NAIA Coach – Dillard University
Jason Williams- Former FIBA Player
Tony Gastearl- Certified Scout
Scott Plaisance -LPB League in Portugal
Alton Heard- Athletic Director @Bell Chase Academy
GRETNA, LA – September 26, 2025 – HOTWORX Gretna is entering a powerful new chapterunder…
Baton Rouge, LA — This fall, Louisiana’s tech and football pride collide at DevDays, a…
HaSizzle has always been a king in New Orleans bounce, but today he steps onto…
When you step onto Bayou Road in New Orleans, the rhythm feels different. The street…
Twenty years have passed since Hurricane Katrina, and yet in New Orleans, time doesn’t feel…
New Orleans, LA – For over two decades, Raj Smoove has been the invisible hand…