Toros Support Healthy Habits
Published on December 20, 2007 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Austin Ice Bats News Release
Austin, TX (December 20, 2007) Toros Chief Operating Officer Billy Widner announced today that he will invite Village of the Hills households with youth to attend an Austin Toros home game next Thursday or Friday. A property rules dispute in the Lakeway subdivision may soon make it a homeowners' association violation to leave basketball goals visible from the street or from the community's private golf course.
"The Toros support healthy kids and we want to encourage kids to get out and play to offset some of the harmful results of childhood obesity," said COO Billy Widner. The Toros staff will be delivering a special invitation to residents along with a pair of tickets on Wednesday, December 26th.
The Toros take on the Tulsa 66ers next Thursday, December 27th and Friday, December 28th at 7p.m. at the Austin Convention Center.
The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 14 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA.
As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 16 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats.
The D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives of the NBA and its teams, provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.
For Toros season and group ticket information, call the Toros office at (512) 236-8333 or visit austintoros.com.
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