NCAA Coaches Participate in Basketball Tournament for Service Members on USO/AFE Tour to Japan7 August 2006
The USO and Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) are again sending top NCAA basketball coaches and sports personalities on a tour to Japan Aug. 23-31. During the tour, called "Operation Hardwood III," participants will coach military players who will compete in a championship tournament. The tour also will include a visit to sailors aboard a ship in the region. Equipment and uniforms for this tour are being provided by NIKE.
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The tour participants include:
* Jim Calhoun, University of Connecticut
* Ed Conroy, The Citadel
* Karl Hobbs, The George Washington University
* Steve Lavin, ABC/ESPN analyst and former UCLA head coach
* Dave Leitao, University of Virginia
* John Thompson III, Georgetown University
* Darrin Horn, Western Kentucky University
This is the third installment of the "Operation Hardwood" series for the USO. The two previous tours brought coaches and sports personalities to Kuwait. It also continues the USO tradition of bringing professional athletes and sports-related events to troops serving far from home. Past USO tours this year include a visit to Iraq and Kuwait by college football coaching legend Lou Holtz and Louisiana State University head football coach Les Miles. NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul were among the NBA stars who recently completed a stateside USO tour of military bases.
Tours are sponsored by AT&T, Inc., the official telecommunications sponsor of USO entertainment tours.
About the USO: For more than 65 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE SYSTEMS North America, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Military Channel, S & K Sales Co. and TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Other corporate donors, including the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at http://www.uso.org.
Source: prnewswire
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