Husk-E-News, June/July 2008

Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game Coming to Mohegan Sun Arena in August: Tickets Now On Sale

National Champion Collegiate Coach and Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun will host the Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game on August 9th at Mohegan Sun Arena. This all-star game, which has been sanctioned to allow NBA players to participate, will feature most of Coach Calhoun’s all-time greatest players. Ray Allen, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Rip Hamilton, Caron Butler, Kevin Ollie, Donyell Marshall, Khalid El-Amin, Doron Sheffer, Ricky Moore, Donny Marshall and Rudy Gay among others have played in past charity games at Mohegan Sun. Two teams of Coach Calhoun’s former players will play in a collegiate-style game that tips off at 7:30PM.

“I am excited to be able to bring so many of my former players back together for what should be a special reunion for them and for the fans of Connecticut. I am also pleased that proceeds from the game will go to fight America’s number #1 killer – heart disease,” said Coach Calhoun.

Proceeds from the charity game and the entire Mohegan Sun / Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic will benefit the UConn Foundation, Inc.’s Jim and Pat Calhoun Cardiology Research Endowment Fund for the UConn Health Center.

Since 1999, the Mohegan Sun / Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic has raised more that $2.5 million for cardiology research at the UConn Health Center’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center.

Tickets are $22 to $29 and are now on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at 860.525.4500 or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. This game has sold out in the past so we encourage you to order your tickets early.