15th annual Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser coming to Lawrence in October

By Matt Tait Sep 7, 2022

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Kansas head coach Bill Self takes questions from media members a press conference on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at United Center in Chicago.

The 15th annual Coaches vs. Cancer season tipoff fundraiser is moving to Lawrence this year.

Normally held in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, the event will move to the large ballroom at Crown Automotive in Lawrence for the 2022 event, which will officially be dubbed the Coaches vs. Cancer Rock Chalk Tipoff.

According to a news release announcing the move, KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self “and several special guests” will attend the event, which is slated for 5-9 p.m. on Oct. 5.

The event is being hosted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, and the money raised will go to support the ACS’s mission “to free the world from the pain and suffering of cancer by directly helping people in our community, providing information and support, free lodging and transportation, and funding local research grants.”

Since 1993, Coaches vs. Cancer events have raised more than $145 million for the American Cancer Society’s efforts to fight the disease.

Sponsored by the University of Kansas Health System and the University of Kansas Cancer Center, the Oct. 5 event will begin with a VIP reception at 5 p.m., followed by general admission at 6 p.m. Seating begins at 7 p.m. and the festivities, which will include a live auction and panel of Kansas basketball guests, is slated to start at 7:15 p.m.

For tickets, to register for the auction or to donate to the cause, visit CVCKC2022.givesmart.com.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.