Oct. 12, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Gary Blair will appear at the 16th Jimmy V Basketball Classic Dinner Auction to be held Wednesday, Oct. 13, at New York's Chelsea Piers' PIER SIXTY.
Blair, a two-time national finalist for the prestigious Naismith Coach of the Year Award, will join the head coaches from all six Classic teams at the event. The dinner and auction, which is held by the V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation's leading cancer research fundraising organizations, and is hosted by ESPN's Mike Tirico, is in partnership with Team ESPN and Madison Square Garden and is presented by Under Armour. Tickets for the event are now available. One hundred percent of all net proceeds from this event will fund cancer research projects through The V Foundation.
Blair will be joined by the following head coaches for the 2010 Jimmy V Men's and Women's Basketball Classics:
Tom Izzo, head men's basketball coach, Michigan State Jim Boeheim, head men's basketball coach, Syracuse University Josh Pastner, head men's basketball coach, University of Memphis Bill Self, head men's basketball coach, University of Kansas Joanne P. McCallie, head women's basketball coach, Duke University
For more information or to purchase tickets please call 1-800-4JimmyV or log onto www.jimmyv.org.
About The V Foundation for Cancer Research The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, The Foundation has raised more than $100 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. It awards 100 percent of all direct cash donations and net proceeds of events directly to cancer research and related programs. Administrative and fundraising expenses are paid by their endowment. The Foundation, which has received seven consecutive top 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator, awards grants through a competitive awards process strictly supervised by a Scientific Advisory Board. For more information on The V Foundation or to make a donation, please visit www.jimmyv.org.