Rocklin, Calif. - Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, is slated for Saturday January 28th, 2012 at William Jessup University. Men's Coach Aaron Muhic, Women's Coach Guin Boggs, Men's Junior Varsity Coach Brad Rogers and our assistant coaching staffs, will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their usual game attire during their January 28th game against Holy Names University to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society's fight to save lives from cancer. To show your support of Coach Muhic, Coach Boggs and Coach Rogers effort in the fight against cancer, we invite you to wear your sneakers to the game too.

By lacing up sneakers with their suits, participating coaches nationwide will spotlight the fact that while cancer remains a major health concern, everyone can take daily steps to reduce their risk of the disease. For those who do not smoke, weight control, regular exercise and a healthy diet are the best ways to improve health and reduce cancer risk. Obesity has been shown to increase the risk for many forms of cancer, including breast, prostate and colon cancers and may account for 20 percent of cancer deaths in women and 14 percent in men. "The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a vital, year-round link between the American Cancer Society and the NABC that empowers basketball coaches, their teams and communities to join the fight against cancer. Said Jim Satalin, director of the Coaches vs. Cancer program with the Society, "The program draws from the personal experiences, community leadership and the professional excellence of coaches nationwide to increase public awareness of the Society's mission to save lives and prevent cancer and to raise funds to fight the disease on a variety of fronts."

"Cancer is a very important issue to me. What we're doing here can help bring attention to the disease and save lives. If each of us works within our community, we can collectively make a big impact toward building a cancer-free future," stated Head Coach Aaron Muhic."

In addition to Coach Muhic, Boggs and Rogers, other active participants who support the Society through the Coaches vs. Cancer program are some of nation's top coaches - five of whom have won NCAA championships, including Mike Krzyzewski (Duke, 1991, '92, 2001); Jim Calhoun (Connecticut, '99, '04); Jim Boeheim (Syracuse, '03); Roy Williams (North Carolina, '05); Tubby Smith (Minnesota, but won title at Kentucky, '98); Mike Brey (Notre Dame); Mark Few (Gonzaga); Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's); Fran Dunphy (Temple) and Bill Self '08 (Kansas).

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of college and high school coaches across the country, Coaches vs. Cancer participants have raised nearly $70 million since 1993 to help the Society save lives by educating and empowering people to avoid cancer or find it early, helping people facing cancer make decisions and overcome obstacles in their personal fight investing in research that yields groundbreaking discoveries into cancer's causes and cures and helping pass laws that fight cancer and keep our communities healthy.

Fans may support this cause by texting COACH to 20222 from any wireless phone to make a $5.00 donation toward Coaches vs. Cancer and help in the search for a cure. For more information, visit the Coaches vs. Cancer Facebook page, facebook.com/coachesvscancer.

To learn more, visit coachesvscancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345.

William Jessup University Vs Holy Names University

Women's Game 5:30 PM

Men's Game 7:30 PM

Men's JV Game- WJU vs UC Davis Club 3:00 PM