William Jessup University Basketball Coaches Support Cancer Awareness Event

Rocklin, Calif. - Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, is slated for the weekend of Jan. 29-31, 2010. However, the William Jessup University men's basketball team does not have a game this weekend. Therefore, Jessup's head men's coach Aaron Muhic and his coaching staff supported the initiative by wearing their sneakers instead of dress shoes with their usual game attire during their January 23rd game against Menlo College to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society's fight to save lives from cancer.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of college and high school coaches across the country, Coaches vs. Cancer has been helping the American Cancer Society save lives since 1993 by helping people stay well by educating and empowering people to avoid cancer or find it early; helping people get well with free programs and services when they're facing cancer ; by finding cures by conducting and investing in research that yields groundbreaking discoveries into cancer's causes and cures; and by fighting back by helping pass laws that fight cancer and keep our communities healthy.

To learn more, visit coachesvscancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345.