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On Monday the Ohio Valley Conference held a youth basketball clinic in Evansville in advance of the annual 2017 OVC Basketball Media Day. The clinic was sponsored by Old National Bank and held at the Downtown Evansville YMCA in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club of America.
Approximately 75 boys and girls from 4th through 6th grades participated in the event which was led by 11 head coaches from OVC institutions.
OVC coaches who participated included in the event included
Paula Buscher (SIUE),
Dana Ford (Tennessee State),
Jon Harris (SIUE),
Dan McHale (Eastern Kentucky),
David Midlick (Austin Peay),
Rekha Patterson (Southeast Missouri),
Chrissy Roberts (Eastern Kentucky),
Kim Rosamond (Tennessee Tech),
Preston Spradlin (Morehead State) and
Rechelle Turner (Murray State).
In addition to receiving skill instruction and a sportsmanship talk from OVC coaches, each participant received a basketball sponsored by the YMCA and tickets to the 2018 OVC Basketball Championships thanks to Old National Bank.
The 2018 OVC Men's and Women's Basketball Championship will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville for the first time this season. The event runs February 28 through March 3. Tickets for the event go on sale beginning Tuesday, October 24.
For more Championship information click here.