Juno Hoops
Presented by The Globe and Mail Newspaper
Sponsored by Clothe Your City
When: 7 pm, Monday, March 21, 2011.
Venue: Kerr Hall Gymnasium, Ryerson University, 31 Gerrard St. West, Toronto, ON
What: First-ever celebrity basketball game in support of MusiCounts – Canada ’s national music education charity associated with CARAS. Featuring three-time World champion and Olympic double gold medalist sprinter, Donovan Bailey; Max Kerman, lead singer of The Arkells; J.E. Skeets & Tas Melas, co-hosts of The Basketball Jones Show on The Score; DJ Future the Prince (Drake’s official tour DJ); and Skratch Bastid, first-ever DJ to be nominated for a Juno Award (Producer of the Year, 2008).
Tanya Kim, etalk Anchor, is one of two honourary guest coaches for Juno Hoops, and she’ll be paired with either Roy Rana or Charles Kissi, head coaches of the Ryerson Rams men’s and women’s varsity basketball teams.
Other celebrities on board include Toronto Raptors game-day host and hype man, Mark Strong, and renowned urban music producer/promoter Kid Kut. DJ Garrick Estwick (Roots Canada) will provide the game-day beats throughout the event.
Other participants: R&B star Ray Robinson; former professional player and UMAC president, Will Strickland; 2007 Juno Reggae Award nominee, Trinity Chris; award-winning spoken word poet, Dwayne Morgan; DJ D.O.C.; media personality Devo Brown; Michael Grange, and mas band leader Dwayne Pitt.
Twenty players on two teams will compete for the inaugural Juno Hoops Trophy, with an MVP award given out to one player on each team. More participants will be announced prior to tipoff.
Right after the game, a special exhibition contest between two of Ontario’s top midget boy’s teams takes place between Toronto Triple Threat and the Mississauga Monarchs.
Purchase Details: Tickets available at the door. $5 or pay what you can. Proceeds benefit MusiCounts.
For info on the Juno Awards and upcoming events visit:
http://junoawards.ca/40th-anniversary-events/juno-week-events/
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