@UDallasHoops to partake in Coaches vs. Cancer #SuitsAndSneakers Awareness Weekend

IRVING, Texas - Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers™ Awareness Weekend, a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, will take place Jan. 24-26, 2014.

During this weekend, more than 4,000 high school and college men's basketball coaches, including Coach Jarred Samples and our University of Dallas staff, will swap their dress shoes for sneakers with their usual game attire during Friday, Jan. 24, against Trinity University to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society's efforts to finish the fight against cancer. 

College and high school coaches and teams who participate in Suits And Sneakers Awareness Weekend help the American Cancer Society save lives and fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community.  The Society's efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the US since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. The Society is finding cures as the nation's largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need, and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. 

This year, fans can get involved by visiting cancer.org/suitsandsneakers and joining the Final Four Challenge. Between now and the Final Four, coaches and fans are on a mission to raise $400,000 in the fight against cancer. Together, we can help the American Cancer Society do the most to help people fight cancer today, and lead the search for cancer's causes and cures.

** Fans can also donate when in attendance for the 6 p.m. game on Friday. A student-worker will be stationed at the top of the bleachers to assist with your contributions to the American Cancer Society. Thanks for your support, and go Crusaders!

** Follow Coaches vs. Cancer on Facebook and Twitter. 

About Coaches vs. Cancer: 

The Coaches vs. Cancer program empowers coaches, their teams, and communities to join the fight against cancer by participating in awareness efforts, advocacy programs, and fundraising activities. Guided by the Coaches vs. Cancer Council, participating coaches help people with cancer today and to find cures to end the disease tomorrow, and have raised more than $87 million to help the American Cancer Society's mission.