Hi Folks,
Happy New Year!
It’s been a long haul since our last game, so the players
are very anxious to get the games this weekend in Toronto. We did, however, have an excellent training
camp with Olympic Coaches, Allison &
Mike McNeill. In addition to being
brilliant coaches, they are also excellent teachers and our players (and
coaches) were thrilled to have the learning opportunity.
With the NBA All Star
weekend about a month away, tickets for our game against Windsor will go on
sale tomorrow (Tuesday) at NBAtickets.com
at 10:00am. They have not released to us
the ticket prices (sorry about that).
Please see our SID release for as much detail as has been provided to us
by the NBA:
Our 2016 Alumni
weekend dates have been announced:
October 14-16, 2016. For the
first time in a number of years, this date coincides with the University’s Homecoming Weekend,
meaning this will be a very exciting a busy time. We will be hosting our Tindall Tournament on
the weekend, along with our Alumni game, and our Reception & Silent
Auction. This year we will be honouring
our team members from the 2000-01 to 2004-05 teams. Of course, Alumni from all years are invited
to attend.
With the Harlem Globetrotters
coming to town again, our local (CKWS) television broadcaster, Bill Welychka,
has enlisted the help of our players in preparing him to play against the
Globetrotters. There will be some live
filming going on next Monday, along with some interviews with our players and
Globetrotter, Zeus. It should be a lot
of fun for the players.
Third year forward, Andrea
Priamo, has taken the lead again this year in our Shoot for the Cure, Breast Cancer awareness game scheduled for
Saturday, February 6 at 6pm against Lakehead University. Andrea, along with 5 other team members will
be cutting their hair following our game to donate for the purpose of making
wigs for cancer patients. If you would
like to make a donation please click on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/ShootforaCureQueens
And finally, Queen’s is once again the proud host of the JUEL & JUEL Prep League
Championships, this year scheduled for the May 13-15, 2016 weekend. The premiere girls basketball event in the country,
28 teams from across the province will be on-site for the 3-day event. If anyone would like to volunteer for the
weekend (scorers/timers/shot clock operators, event supervisors, etc.) please
let me know – and event this size is not possible without the great support we
have had from the community over the past two years.
Up Next on the Road:
Friday, January 15 @ U of Toronto 6pm
Saturday, January 16 @ Ryerson 6pm
Saturday, January 23 @ York
1pm
Have a great week!
Dave.
