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Opening exhibition for NKU men’s hoops for a good cause at UD
Arena
Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball will tip off the 2025-26
season in an exhibition doubleheader at the University of Dayton Arena
Monday, Oct. 20, as part of the CareSource Invitational. NKU will face
Ashland in the 6 p.m. game with Horizon Conference fellow member Wright
State playing the Mid-American Conference’s Ohio U. approximately 30 minutes
after the end of the NKU game.
NKU’s Dan Gherezgher (Image provided)
Proceeds of the event will benefit Jay’s Light, a nonprofit designed to
raise awareness and funds for adolescent mental health programs in memory of
UD basketball coach Anthony Grant’s daughter,
Jayda, who passed away in 2022 as a result of mental
illness.
“Bringing attention to and supporting mental health awareness in our region
is important to our program,” NKU Head Coach
Darrin Horn said. “What CareSource has been doing in this
area is amazing.” CareSource, a nonprofit managed care organization, began
supporting college basketball games in 2023 when the University of Dayton
hosted Ohio State in a sold-out charity benefit game that raised
approximately $500,000 for adolescent and young adult mental health and
suicide prevention initiatives.
Tickets for the CareSource Invitational–Dayton are $20 and are valid for
both games. They are available online via Ticketmaster. At checkout, enter
the promo code “NORSEN” to direct your support to Northern Kentucky
Athletics.
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