UNT Playing in 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer

[bdan2002]

Sorry if this was already posted, but I was looking at 2013 Pre-Season Tournaments and noticed we are playing in the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.

Campus Sites: TBD
Finals at Brooklyn: Nov. 22 and 23

Hosts and Semifinalists
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten)
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12)
Seton Hall Pirates (Big East)
Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC)

Visitors (Kent State Golden Flashes and GopherHole.com)
Columbia Lions (Ivy)
Idaho Vandals (WAC)
Kent State Golden Flashes (MAC)
Niagara Purple Eagles (MAAC)
North Texas Mean Green (C-USA)
Portland Pilots (WCC)
USC Upstate Spartans (A-Sun)
Western Carolina Catamounts (SoCon)

Nov. 9
USC Upstate at Virginia Tech (USC Upstate Spartans)

Nov. 13
Kent State at Seton Hall

Nov. 18
Portland at Michigan State (GopherHole.com)

At Kent State

Nov. 21
USC Upstate vs. Niagara
Western Carolina at Kent State

Nov. 22
Niagara vs. Western Carolina
USC Upstate at Kent State

Nov. 23
Western Carolina vs. USC Upstate
Niagara at Kent State

At Portland

Nov. 21-23
Columbia, Idaho, North Texas, Portland (GopherHole.com)

This post has been promoted to an article

[NT03]

We start out playing at OU

[Maduro]

no alabama-huntsville so who knows how far we might go

[Andrew]

no alabama-huntsville so who knows how far we might go

We started at Creighton last year....

[emmitt01]

We started at Creighton last year....

And ice is cold. There, now we've both made a statement equally relevant to Maduro's post.

[greenjoe]

I just don't get the point of Coaches vs. cancer (cancer doesn't deserve to be capitalized).

I understand that the coaches wear basketball shoes with their suits during a game to raise cancer awareness. But is there a basketball fan that isn't aware of cancer ? Does cancer research get a cut of the gate that night ? Do the coaches contribute money toward cancer research ? Other than the shoes, what's the point ?

And before you tell me your story, my Dad died from cancer and my Mom is probably the longest living cancer survivor in the world.

GO MEAN GREEN

[MeanGreenTexan]

I just don't get the point of Coaches vs. cancer (cancer doesn't deserve to be capitalized).

I understand that the coaches wear basketball shoes with their suits during a game to raise cancer awareness. But is there a basketball fan that isn't aware of cancer ? Does cancer research get a cut of the gate that night ? Do the coaches contribute money toward cancer research ? Other than the shoes, what's the point ?

And before you tell me your story, my Dad died from cancer and my Mom is probably the longest living cancer survivor in the world.

GO MEAN GREEN

according to coachesvscancer.org:

participating coaches have helped raise more than $87 million to help the American Cancer Society

So yeah, I think the tournament does a lot!

[greenjoe]

That's the information I was looking for. Is this money raised from gate receipts or donations ? Thanks for your help.

[CMJ]

That's the information I was looking for. Is this money raised from gate receipts or donations ? Thanks for your help.

I think both actually.

[Keith7]

This beats playing in the Coaches For Cancer Tournament.

[PlummMeanGreen]

I just don't get the point of Coaches vs. cancer (cancer doesn't deserve to be capitalized).

I understand that the coaches wear basketball shoes with their suits during a game to raise cancer awareness. But is there a basketball fan that isn't aware of cancer ? Does cancer research get a cut of the gate that night ? Do the coaches contribute money toward cancer research ? Other than the shoes, what's the point ?

And before you tell me your story, my Dad died from cancer and my Mom is probably the longest living cancer survivor in the world.

GO MEAN GREEN

I'm with you on this one, greenjoe, both my parents and a sister all 3 died of cancer. It Is not one of my favorite subjects albeit I do give to the American Cancer Society when I can in their names and honor. I do hope the coaches raise millions toward a cure for cancer.

Edited July 22, 2013 by PlummMeanGreen