Nagy joins Coaches vs. Cancer national golf auction

Wright State men's basketball head coach Scott Nagy is joining forces with more than 100 college basketball coaches and national celebrities to assist Coaches vs. Cancer in raising funds to fight cancer. The Coaches vs. Cancer "Member for a Day" Golf Auction, presented by MGM Resorts, is a virtual auction that runs from Wednesday, November 18 to Friday, November 27.

Auction participants will donate a round of golf at the club of their choice to be played before Tuesday, August 31, 2021, and Coach Nagy has offered up a round at Country Club of the North. The high bidder will gather up a threesome and play 18 holes with Coach Nagy on an agreed upon date.

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Coaches vs. Cancer is a partnership between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society. bdG Sports, which plays host to a Coaches vs. Cancer college basketball event each year in Las Vegas, along with multiple men's and women's tournaments in other markets each season, coordinated the auction.

"We are excited to collaborate with our longtime partner bdG Sports along with Member for A Day and MGM Resorts International to raise funds through such a one-of-a-kind program," said Howard Byck, senior vice president at the American Cancer Society. "Despite the pandemic, cancer has not stopped and neither have our extraordinary Coaches as we work together to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer."

Brooks Downing, CEO of bdG Sports, said, "We have been overwhelmed by the interest from the coaches to participate in such a simplistic model. For those who will bid, they'll have the chance to play golf with their favorite coach or celebrity. For others, it may be a chance to be a "Member for a Day" at a club they wouldn't normally have an opportunity to play. I'm certain this will be one of the greatest experiential auctions ever conducted on such a significant scale."

The auction is powered by Member for a Day, the world's leading golf charity fundraising platform.

Eric Sedransk, Founder and CEO of Member for a Day, said, "Our focus is to build the most impactful charity golf program that allows participants to bid on memorable rounds of golf all while raising money for charity. Many thanks to bdG Sports and Coaches vs. Cancer for allowing us to tap into their respective networks to build such an impressive auction. We look forward to helping generate significant fundraising revenue through this unique initiative."

Additional celebrities who have donated rounds include ESPN analyst Jay Bilas (Charlotte Country Club), Bill Raftery (Baltusrol), Clark Kellogg (an undisclosed exclusive club in Columbus, Ohio) and baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey, Jr. (Grove XXIII). Jeff Walz, the University of Louisville women's coach, will donate a round of golf at Hurstbourne Country Club, while CBS Sports/ESPN analyst Debbie Antonelli has put forth a round of golf with her at Bulls Bay in Charleston, S.C.

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