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Hartford Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Showcase Hosts Coaches and Hofers
Hartford Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Showcase Hosts Coaches and Hofers
Hartford Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Showcase
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A host of Hall of Famers, including legendary figures in basketball such as George Gervin, Rick Barry and Calvin Murphy, will participate in The Hartford Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Showcase on Oct. 6 at Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis. The outing serves as a kick-off to The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase, the first basketball event in the new Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 6. The four coaches of the doubleheader – Indiana’s Tom Crean, Ohio State’s Thad Matta and Notre Dame’s Mike Brey – will be on-hand for the golf festivities which includes a 10 a.m. press conference with the three coaches and Gonzaga’s Mark Few joining by phone.
The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase, which is owned and managed by BEST, was launched at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix in Dec. 2006 and visited Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden last year. The doubleheader serves as a mobile “bowl-like” event for college hoops, featuring four college basketball programs while building the brand and image of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a non-profit institution that recognizes excellence at all levels of the game. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG), partnered last year to become title sponsor of the event.
More than a dozen enshrined members of the Basketball Hall of Fame are expected to participate in this year’s Celebrity Golf Showcase on the famed course that includes four holes inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gervin, Barry, and Murphy will join Hall of Famers Meadowlark Lemon, Marques Haynes, Bailey Howell and Cathy Rush and the newly named “Voice of the Final Four” Clark Kellogg for an unforgettable day of golf. The event serves as the first of many in the Circle City associated with the doubleheader. In December, the Hall of Fame will play host to a youth clinic for underprivileged kids and a corporate “Tip-Off” reception, all leading up to the basketball doubleheader where Indiana will face preseason top-10 favorite Gonzaga and Big East-favorite Notre Dame will take on 2007 NCAA runner-up Ohio State. Last year, the Greater Boston Convention and Visitor’s Bureau estimated the event’s effect on its local economy to reach nearly $10 million.
Foursomes in the Celebrity Golf Showcase, including the pairing with a sports celebrity, are still available by calling 859.264.8020. Tickets for The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase, priced from $250 courtside to $15 in upper sections, are now on-sale at the Lucas Oil Stadium box office, all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 317.239.5151. Each school has been granted an allotment of tickets to sell to its respective fans, students and alumni. For corporate and group packages, please contact BEST Collegiate at 859.264.8020. Complete event information can be found on www.hoophall.com or www.experienceBEST.com.
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About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Located in Springfield, Mass., the city where basketball was born, the not-for-profit Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the game of basketball at all levels via its Springfield-based museum and numerous special events and outreach programs worldwide. The 18-acre Hall of Fame complex on the banks of the Connecticut River includes the state-of-the-art Hall of Fame museum, restaurants, retail shops and a hotel. Construction is currently underway to open an LA Fitness center, health and wellness office space and a new restaurant in 2008. For more information on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, please visit our website at www.hoophall.com or call 1-877-4-HOOPLA.
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