Northwest Sports & Entertainment Inc. in association with Gonzaga University, Dan Dickau and Adam Morrison, announces the return of the “Toyota Spokane All-American’s Charity Classic” (Formerly Dan Dickau Charity Classic). This will be the third consecutive summer classic featuring current NBA Players with former Gonzaga alum playing together in an event to raise money for Spokane area charities.
“The Toyota Spokane All-American’s Charity Classic” presented by Northern Quest Casino is a summer highlight for basketball fans in the inland northwest. The classic will also include several opportunities to meet and greet these great players in other charity events surrounding the basketball game, such as the halftime Deal or No Deal contest where contestants have the chance to win $10,000, and the Celebrity Poker Tournament on August 22 at Northern Quest Casino.
Last year’s Charity Classic proved to be another fun and exciting evening for fans as an intense basketball game broke out that ended with a 141-135 overtime win by the Dan Dickau-coached White Team. Even with the exhilarating overtime, it was the 4th quarter showdown between the Blue Team’s Adam Morrison and the White Team’s Kyle Korver that grabbed the fan’s attention and had them talking for days.
Players from last summer’s Charity Classic included NBA players Dan Dickau, Adam Morrison, LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Kyle Korver, Richie Frahm, and others along with former Gonzaga Alumni including Blake Stepp, Richard Fox, and others. This summer Gonzaga Alum Derek Ravio will be added to the Charity Classic Roster.
Host, Dan Dickau, the former Gonzaga 1st team All-American and current Portland Trail Blazers Guard, is now fully recovered from his 2006 season that ended with an Achilles Tendon injury sustained while playing for the Boston Celtics in December, 2005.
Hosting along with Dickau this year is Adam Morrision. Another former Gonzaga player, Morrison now plays for the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. He had a great rookie campaign, averaging 11.8 points per game and 2.90 rebounds per game.
The game is scheduled for Thursday, August 23rd, 2007, at McCarthey Athletic Center on the Campus of Gonzaga and tip off is at 7:00pm.
You can buy your tickets starting Saturday June 23 at 10am at all Ticketswest locations or www.ticketswest.com