The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic is the nation's premier season-opening college basketball tournament. Twelve teams from across the nation will compete in the event with four of the top teams in the country serving as regional hosts. Regional Round action takes place from Nov. 8-12 with the four hosts advancing to the Championship Rounds, Nov. 18-19, at New York's Madison Square Garden. The remainder of the field will participate in a round-robin series at one of two subregional sites. Thus, every participating team is guaranteed four games.

Since 1996, the Gazelle Group, producers of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, has raised more than $4.5 million to support the fight against cancer.

National Association of Basketball Coaches
www.nabc.org

The National Association of Basketball Coaches was founded in 1927 and since its inception, the NABC has acted as a guardian of the game of basketball by furthering the best interests of the game as well as the players and coaches who participate.

The association currently has approximately 5,000 members consisting of university, college, junior college and high school coaches, with affiliate memberships afforded to athletic directors, other collegiate basketball team personnel and youth basketball coaches.

The NABC holds its annual convention and exhibition each spring at the host city of the NCAA men’s Final Four. Over 3,500 NABC members converge on the Final Four city to engage in five days of meetings, professional development, social events and the Final Four.

The NABC engages in many efforts to enhance the college basketball experience for players, coaches and fans. The association’s website, NABC.com, features the activities of the NABC and also serves as a worldwide resource for information concerning basketball and coaching.

The NABC’s executive offices are located in Kansas City, Mo.

American Cancer Society/Coaches vs. Cancer
www.cancer.org/coaches

Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide collaboration between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, exists to leverage the strength, community leadership and celebrity of our country’s basketball coaches to raise awareness and in turn, reduce cancer risk through education programs while raising funds for the fight against cancer.

Through the efforts of more than 500 basketball coaches and the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, nearly $40 million dollars has been raised since 1994. The money raised provides prevention, research, education and advocacy services in more than 3,400 local communities – the communities where we live.