Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy watches as Texas A&M's lead grows over Georgia during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Richard Hamm)

Men's BasketballSeptember 23, 2016

Kennedy to Join Coaches vs. Cancer Texas Tipoff September 29 in Dallas

ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla will help welcome Texas Division I college basketball coaches and fellow ESPN reporter and cancer survivor, Holly Rowe, for the inaugural Coaches vs. Cancer Texas Tipoff. The event is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, Sept. 29 at The House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar Street in Dallas.

Coaches vs. Cancer Texas Tipoff

DALLAS – ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla will help welcome Texas Division I college basketball coaches and fellow ESPN reporter and cancer survivor, Holly Rowe, for the inaugural Coaches vs. Cancer Texas Tipoff. The event is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, Sept. 29 at The House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar Street in Dallas.

Fraschilla and Rowe will be joined by six Texas head coaches:

• Scott Drew, Baylor
• Tim Jankovich, SMU
• Tony Benford, North Texas
• Shaka Smart, Texas
• Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M
• Jamie Dixon, TCU

Fans of college basketball can show their school spirit and enjoy an evening of basketball banter in a cocktail party-meets-pep rally setting. Guests will have opportunities to meet coaches from major Texas universities and hear them discuss the 2016-17 season, all while helping to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

For more information, visit www.CvcTexasTipoff.org or the event Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/1752606274987927/