FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 21, 2005

CONTACT: Daniel P. Finney, (515) 271-2833, daniel.finney@drake.edu

VAMPIRES, FAIRIES AND BULLDOGS BATTLE FOR PRIZES IN DRAKE HALLOWEEN HOOPS SHOOT OUT SET FOR OCT. 31 AT BELL CENTER

Vampires, fairies and the occasional superhero will battle for prizes at the Drake University Community Halloween Hoops Shoot Out, set for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31 at the Bell Center, 1421 27th Street.

The event that bills itself as 90 percent hype, 10 percent action and 100 percent fun returns to Drake for the 11th year. Free and open to children, Drake Law and undergraduate students, faculty and staff, participants wear costumes – or something orange in the spirit of the event – and compete in a series of basketball events t compete for prizes. Contestants are encouraged to bring their own basketball, mini-basketball or Nurf-style ball.

Events include The Odd Ball, Off-hand Free Throw, The Under-Handed Free Throw (a.k.a., the Granny Shot), In the Paint, Behind the Backboard, Over the Backboard Shot and Shooting the Trey.

Pizza, soda pop, piñatas, candy and face painting will be a part of the annual hoops hoopla.

Russ Lovell, Drake law professor, and Dolph Pulliam, a former Drake basketball star and Drake director of community outreach, host the event. The Drake Law School Student Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi and the Des Moines branch of the NAACP co-sponsor the event.

For more information, contact Dolph Pulliam at (515) 271-3084 or dolph.pulliam@drake.edu.

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