In just 17 days, the BEST College Basketball players in the Province, male and female, will be in Oshawa as Durham College plays host to the 1997 ONTARIO COLLEGES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION / CHEVROLET BASKETBALL ALL-STAR GAMES. The date of this awe inspiring event is Saturday January 25, 1997.
The All-Star game was originated in 1988 and was first staged by Mohawk College in Hamilton. Since then the game has followed the path of the professional All-Star Games, having the colleges formally bid for the opportunity to stage this marque event. 1997 marks the fifth consecutive year that Durham College has hosted the All-Star Games, one of the OCAA highest profiled events!!!
The OCAA's equivalent to the NBA's All-Star Weekend will certainly be an exiting and entertaining event. The schedule will see the OCAA WOMEN'S EAST ALL-STARS take on the WOMEN'S WEST ALL-STARS at 5:30 pm while the MEN'S EAST ALL-STARS will battle the WEST ALL-STARS at 8:00. During the half-times of the two games, fans will witness the Spalding/Coca-Cola Classic 3-Point Shootout Championship featuring the premiere long range college shooter in the province. Sandwiched between the two games will be the 1997 Best mascot Competition and the Grand Prize Draw for the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier as part of the OCAA Sweepstakes contest (One lucky finalist of the finalists previously chosen from across the province will win the vehicle on All-Star Saturday).
With All-Stars Hoops Action galore; 3-point shootout titles at stake; and the OCAA best mascot competition; the place to be is Durham College on Saturday January 25th !!!! Watch the stars come out !!!
All Media attending should call and request your Media Accreditation by phoning Karen Richards at (905) 721-3042.
Both games will be televised on Rogers Community 10!!!
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