Troy University Athletics
Trojans to Participate in "Think Pink"
2/5/2008 6:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. - The Troy University game against the University of South Alabama on Sunday, February 9, will be part of the WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative for breast cancer awareness.
The two teams will be participating in a nationwide contest, the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball "Pack the House" Challenge, with school's aiming to sellout their arenas.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) sponsors the "Think Pink" initiative, a global, unified effort for the WBCA nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. More than 600 schools around the country at all levels will be participating during the week of February 8-17.
The Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research launched the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund initiative on December 3, 2007. It honors N.C. State women's coach Kay Yow, who worked alongside Jim Valvano at N.C. State before he succumbed to cancer in 1993. Yow, who has more than 700 coaching victories, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and learned in November she has stage-four cancer.
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund will raise money for scientific research and to assist the underserved in an effort to fight against cancer.
The NCAA has also joined the WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative by implementing the "Calling for a Cure" campaign where all NCAA women's basketball officials will be blowing a pink whistle February 8-17.
To show your support for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, call 1-800-4-JIMMY-V, or visit jimmyv.org. For ticket information, contact the Troy University Ticket Office.
