Charity Basketball

If you've got a Basketball Jones tomorrow night, and you can't find a game you want to see on TV (UC plays tonight. XU plays on Saturday), why not see one live? My pal and Local 12 sportscaster Zach Wells is organizing a game for charity featuring former UC, XU, NKU, Bengals, and Reds players. 


The game is at NKU's old gym, Regent's Hall at 7:30pm Thursday night. Here's the official release from the NKU site. It's a mere $5 at the door to support Cystic Fibrosis research. If you need some extra incentive, here is a partial list of fellas who have committed to play in the game so far. 


Former Xavier, Cincinnati and NKU basketball players, as well as Bengals and Reds alumni, have committed to play in the event. Among the more recognizable names are David Fulcher, James Brooks, Dave Collins (an outfielder during the Big Red Machine era), Stan Kimbrough (a Xavier standout) and Shannon Minor, a sharpshooting guard who led the Norse to back-to-back trips to the NCAA Division II national championship game in both 1996 and '97.


Through his tweets HERE, Zach has also confirmed that Bengals' big defensive lineman, Domata Peko, will be there and he will be bringing memorabilia to auction off at the game along with lots of other memorabilia that will be there from other people to be auctioned and raffled off. Zach has also confirmed that UC's former QB, Tony Pike has been medically cleared to appear as well. Reds PA announcer (You know his voice, even if you haven't seen his face) Joe Zerhusen will call the game.


I will also be appearing at the game, probably just in a viewing capacity. I hope to take some pictures and I will try to post those when I can on here. But you won't need to see my photos if you show up live. It's only 5 bucks, and its for charity. Who can pass that up? Just remember, at 7:30pm, go to Regent's Hall, not the Bank of Kentucky Center. You won't find it there.


Big ups to Zach for setting this all up. What a cool idea.