The annual Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Game is slated for August 8, and according to the press release, it will be chocked full of Huskies All-Stars spanning nearly 20 years. Ray Allen, who starred at UConn from 1993-1996 and is currently a member of the Miami Heat, is expected to attend, along with NBA guard Kemba Walker and soon-to-be NBA-er Shabazz Napier.
More details via the presser:
Many of Coach Calhoun's greatest players will return for the seventh Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game. It will be a special night in Connecticut basketball history when stars from four national championship teams take the floor and compete against each other. Ray Allen, Kemba Walker, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Rip Hamilton, Caron Butler, Kevin Ollie, Donyell Marshall, Khalid El-Amin, Doron Sheffer, and Rudy Gay among others, have played in past charity games at Mohegan Sun.
The game will be played at 7:30PM at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, August 8, 2014. Proceeds from the game and the entire Mohegan Sun / Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic will benefit The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. ...
Since 1999, the Mohegan Sun / Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic has raised more than $6.5 million for cardiology research and life-saving care at The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health.
“Once again, I'm excited about bringing the Connecticut Basketball family back together for this game," Calhoun said in a statement. "It is a great way for me to reconnect with many of my former players, and I know they look forward to gathering together and playing in front of their longtime fans. As important, I'm so pleased that proceeds from the game will go to fight America’s number #1 killer – heart disease.”
