Think Pink!

This week, women's basketball teams from around the country are showing their support for the fight against breast cancer. The WBCA, our coaching organization, is sponoring THINK PINK week. This Sunday, we will be taking part in the effort by wearing pink uniforms in our game. We will be decked out in pink from head to toe (literally!) Players will have pink shoe laces, pink uniforms and pink hairbands to go with their pink warm-up t-shirts. We have also planned a pre-game reception for breast cancer survivors and are expecting a huge turnout for the game. Several high school teams have already called to let us know they are coming and KU fans are excited about the event. Pink t-shirts are being given away to the first 5,000 fans in attendance!

I think that it will be a really neat event, and I encourage you to check out the other WBB games going on this week as many are participating as well. You may have seen the Georgia/LSU game -- both teams had pink uniforms. NC State had THINK PINK shoes. Their coach, Kay Yow, has become the face of THINK PINK as she is currently battling breast cancer while coaching! After a brief absence last year, she returned to the sideline and has been fighting strong ever since. Recently, the Jimmy V foundation has joined the effort and created the Kay Yow foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer. It is amazing how women's basketball has embraced this effort and has taken a stand to help in the fight.

I encourage you all to take a look at the http://www.wbca.org/ website this week and see how the events are going. I will make sure to post pictures as well from our game on Sunday!

THINK PINK!