A shopping basket assembly for carrying shopping items on a wheelchair includes a wheelchair that has a pair of handles for gripping to roll the wheelchair. A pair of sleeves is provided and each of the sleeves is slidably positioned on a respective one of the handles on the wheelchair. A panel is provided and each of the sleeves is coupled to the panel. Thus, the panel extends downwardly from the handles when the sleeves are positioned on the handles. A pair of baskets is each coupled to the panel to support shopping items positioned in the baskets.