Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball: Basketball Coaches to Participate in Coaches vs. Cancer Event

Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball: Basketball Coaches to Participate in Coaches vs. Cancer Event

The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s basketball coaching staffs will be trading in their dress shoes for sneakers on Saturday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe during a doubleheader against in-state rival La.-Monroe.
 
Bob Marlin and Errol Rogers’ staffs are participating in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers weekend which is being held around the nation Friday-Sunday, Jan. 27-29. The Cajuns’ coaches, along with participating NABC member coaches from around the country, will wear sneakers with their suits to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society.
 
Fans may support this cause by texting COACH to 20222 from any wireless phone to make a $5 donation toward Coaches vs. Cancer and help in the search for the cure. For more information, visit the Coaches vs. Cancer Facebook page – facebook.com/coachesvscancer.
 
This year, Coaches vs. Cancer will also launch a new promotion, "National Sneakers Day" on Friday, January 27, to kick off Suits and Sneakers Weekend. Similarly to the coaches wearing sneakers on the sidelines, fans are asked to wear sneakers to work.
 
Follow Coaches vs. Cancer on Facebook (facebook.com/coachesvscancer) and on Twitter (@CoachesvCancer).
 
Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and communities to join the fight against cancer. Since the program’s inception in 1993, high school and basketball coaches across the United States have raised nearly $45 million to support the Society’s efforts to save lives from cancer.
 
Saturday’s doubleheader between the Cajuns and Warhawks at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe in scheduled to begin with the women’s game at 2 p.m. The men’s contest will follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the women’s contest.