Coaches vs. Cancer will be virtual this year

Coaches vs.

Cancer will be virtual this year because of COVID-19.

UMKC head basketball coach Billy Donlon said the commitment to fighting cancer is strong as ever.

9S.KELLY ECKERMAN HAS THE STORY.EVERY YEAR THE NATIONALASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALLCOACHES TEAMS UP WITH THEAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RAISINGMONEY TO BEAT CANCER.THIS YEAR FIVE COACHES WILL LEADTHE EVENT HERE JC HOYT BRUCEWEBER KWAN’S OH MARTIN BILL SELFAND BILLY DONLAN DONLAN HEADMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT UMKCSAYS THIS IS VERY PERSONAL TOHIM.YOU DON’T REALLY HAVE A GREATGRASP OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS TOYOU.I LOST MY MOTHER TO TRIPLENEGATIVE BREAST CANCER TEN YEARSAGO.SHE WAS A YOU KNOW A VERY YOUNG60 AND IT’S JUST AWFUL WHEN YOUSEE SOMEBODY IN YOUR LIFE GOTHROUGH IT.THE LIVE EVENT WILL BE VIRTUALTHIS YEAR.IT WILL BE FILLED WITH EMOTIONALTESTIMONY, BUT ALSO GOODSPIRITED RIBBING BETWEEN THECOMPETITIVE COACHES WHILE KANSASCITY IS KNOWN FOR ITS GENEROSITYTHAT COACHES ACKNOWLEDGE THECHALLENGES THIS YEAR EVEN THOUGHIT’S SUCH A TOUGH TIME TO ASK TOASK FOR MONEY WITH EVERYTHINGGOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY BETWEENTHE PANDEMIC PEOPLE AREUNEMPLOYED, BUT THE FIGHTAGAINST CAN NEVER STOP.VERSUS CANCER WILL HAVE APREMIERE LIVE AUCTION THURSDAYNIGHT.THERE’S ALSO A SILENT AUCTIONALREADY UNDERWAY WHICH INCLUDESA TRIP TO THE FINAL FOUR WITHHOTEL AND AIRFARE WHILE THECOACHES WON’T BE TOGETHERPHYSICALLY THIS TIME.THEY’RE VERY MUCH UNITED IN THECAUSE IT IS WELL WORTH YOUR TIMEON THURSDAY NIGHT TO SPEND TWOHOURS WITH US.I THINK YOU’LL BE REALLYGRATEFUL THAT