Mercedes- Benz of Chicago presents Basketball Classic at Chicago State University hosted by GLC

April 14, 2011 - PRLog -- (Chicago, IL) – On Sunday April 17th, 2011 Mercedes- Benz of Chicago will be hosting the Basketball Chicago Classic with special guests Grammy Award winning artist GLC, 103.5 KissFM Boi Jeanius, Former pro NBA Players and performance with The Fever Dancers & GLC.  The event will take place at Chicago State University  (9501 S. King Drive) at 1:30pm with Free Admission. The Mercedes-Benz of Chicago Basketball Classic Event goal is to build youth empowerment and community awareness along with providing $5,000 in giveaways including gift cards from WholeFoods, Walmart, Jewel- Osco & Footlocker, free invitation to attend Stallions of Country Club Hills football camp and an opportunity for a student to ride in style to prom in a Mercedes S550 or their graduation in a SL63AMG.

Pro players and coaches participating in the basketball classic are  AL. B Sylk  (Music Director Clear Channel WGCI, Head Coach) , Head Coach Gregory Parham Former NBA Player: Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics and Indiana Pacers, Tim Parham  (Pro Teams: Euro League: Germany, Chile, Brazil, Turkey, Uruguay, Japan), Parish Brown (Pro Teams: Euro League: Mexico, Uruguay, Germany), Tristan Parham (Pro Teams: Euro League, Australia, London, Ireland), Daron Evans (Pro Teams: Euro League, Central America), Maurice Carter (Pro Teams: Euro League, Israel, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium), Tyree Houston (Pro Teams: Euro League, Italy and Belgium), Tony Pruitt (University Maryland Eastern Shore NCAA Division 1),  Aaron Wellington (University Maryland Eastern Shore NCAA Division 1) , Steve Parham High School (Cecil College, Oakton College, Robert Morris University), Brandon McKinney (Texas Southern University NCAA Division 1), Justin Brim (Coaches the AAU Team Illinois Old School).

All media interested in covering the Mercedes- Benz of Chicago presents Basketball Classic with special guest GLC please RSVP at pr@swankpublishing.com. Media check in begins at 12:00pm with an opportunity for locker room interviews before the game.  Media must confirm their attendance by Saturday April 16th, 2011 by 3pm (CST).

For more information regarding the Mercedes- Benz of Chicago Basketball Classic please visit
www.mb-basketballclassic.com

For Media Coverage regarding Mercedes- Benz of Chicago Basketball Classic & GLC please contact:
Briahna Gatlin   Phone: 312.480.8700   Email: b.gatlin@swankpublishing.com

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