Creighton University head coach Greg McDermott has moved to the second round in the INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge. Coach McDermott is one of 48 coaches selected to participate in the INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge, where coaches and fans challenge each other in online voting, and the charities are the winners. Fans are urged to head to ESPN.com/INFINITI to register and vote for Coach McDermott once a day. McDermott and Jays fans are competing for local non-profit Abide. Abide has a vision that every person in every neighborhood would have every opportunity to reach their potential. Abide does this by transforming communities through healthy neighborhoods, hosting positive community events, and programs such as Better Together Basketball. Visit abideomaha.org to learn more. With each round of the challenge, coaches earn more money for their charity. There are 24 coaches remaining in the competition who will face additional cuts every three weeks until only one coach remains. The winning coach will receive $100,000 for their charity. Overall, the challenge will donate $349,000 throughout the duration of the event. Last year Coach McDermott advanced to the third round of the challenge, which raised $10,000 for Abide.
INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge Timetable
Round 1: 48 Coaches ($ 1000 per charity) – Voting Jan. 2 – Jan. 22
Round 2: 24 Coaches ($7,500 per charity) – Voting Jan. 23 – Feb. 12
Round 3: 16 Coaches ($10,000 per charity) – Voting Feb. 13 – Feb. 26
FINAL Round: 4 Coaches ($15,000 per charity) – Voting Feb. 27 – March 12
Winner announced March 12 ($100,000 for charity)
Upcoming Events:
February 17, 2017– ‘Better Together White Out’ at DJ Sokol Arena, 7:00pm
February 22, 2017– ‘Better Together Blue Out’ at First National Bank Court at CenturyLink Center, 8:00pm
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>p>Creighton University head coach Greg McDermott has moved to the second round in the INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge. Coach McDermott is one of 48 coaches selected to participate in the INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge, where coaches and fans challenge each other in online voting, and the charities are the winners. Fans are urged to head to >strong>ESPN.com/INFINITI>/strong>>strong> >/strong>>strong>to register and vote for Coach McDermott once a day>/strong>>strong>.>/strong> McDermott and Jays fans are competing for local non-profit Abide. Abide has a vision that every person in every neighborhood would have every opportunity to reach their potential. Abide does this by transforming communities through healthy neighborhoods, hosting positive community events, and programs such as Better Together Basketball. Visit>a href=”http://www.abideomaha.org” target=”_blank”> abideomaha.org>/a> to learn more. With each round of the challenge, coaches earn more money for their charity. There are 24 coaches remaining in the competition who will face additional cuts every three weeks until only one coach remains. The winning coach will receive $100,000 for their charity. Overall, the challenge will donate $349,000 throughout the duration of the event. Last year Coach McDermott advanced to the third round of the challenge, which raised $10,000 for Abide.>/p>
>p>>strong>INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge Timetable>/strong>>/p>
>p>Round 1: 48 Coaches ($ 1000 per charity) – Voting Jan. 2 – Jan. 22>/p>
>p>Round 2: 24 Coaches ($7,500 per charity) – Voting Jan. 23 – Feb. 12>/p>
>p>Round 3: 16 Coaches ($10,000 per charity) – Voting Feb. 13 – Feb. 26>/p>
>p>FINAL Round: 4 Coaches ($15,000 per charity) – Voting Feb. 27 – March 12>/p>
>p>Winner announced March 12 ($100,000 for charity)>/p>
>p>>strong>Upcoming Events: >/strong>>/p>
>p>>strong>February 17, 2017>/strong>- ‘Better Together White Out’ at DJ Sokol Arena, 7:00pm>/p>
>p>>strong>February 22, 2017>/strong>- ‘Better Together Blue Out’ at First National Bank Court at CenturyLink Center, 8:00pm>/p>