– Charles Barkley and Diana Taurasi Amongst Celebrities Scheduled to Take part –
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame introduced it’s going to maintain the thirteenth annual Jerry Colangelo Golf Traditional, offered by Teravalis, on September 25 (reception) and 26 (golf match) on the clubhouse on the iconic Arizona Biltmore Golf Membership.
Teravalis, a 37,000-acre mixed-use grasp deliberate group within the Phoenix West Valley, joins this yr because the presenting sponsor of the occasion. Premium sponsors for the weekend embody Grand Canyon College, the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix-based legislation agency Warner Angle, and Pyramid International Hospitality, a number one third-party hospitality administration firm.
This yr’s area will as soon as once more deliver out a number of the largest names in basketball, together with Valley legends Charles Barkley, Diana Taurasi, and Ann Meyers Drysdale. Different Corridor of Famers and celebrities are additionally anticipated to take part, together with Nancy Lieberman, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Mitch Richmond, Gary Payton, Ralph Sampson, Tom Chambers, and Class of 2025 member Danny Crawford. The entire record of Corridor of Famers and celebrities scheduled to take part shall be launched the week of the occasion and is topic to vary.
The Golf Traditional will function greater than 40 Basketball Corridor of Famers and basketball celebrities, with one represented in every foursome. On Thursday, visitors shall be handled to a particular Welcome Reception and Dinner and a Silent Public sale at The Arizona Biltmore Golf Membership with premium basketball memorabilia and experiences, hosted by Seth Davis from CBS Sports activities.
“We’re excited to return to the Arizona Biltmore Golf Membership to host the thirteenth annual Jerry Colangelo Golf Traditional. Their famend Property and Hyperlinks Programs will give our individuals a luxurious expertise with premium lodging,” stated John L. Doleva, President & CEO of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. “This occasion helps us generate funds to additional our mission of training, entertaining, and preserving the wealthy historical past of basketball yearly.”
The positioning of the Golf Traditional for the second consecutive yr, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Membership is a part of the enduring Arizona Biltmore, which was named one of many high vacation spot resorts within the nation by USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Selection record in each 2024 and 2025. One of many Valley’s most historic golf properties for almost a century, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Membership accomplished a full renovation of its clubhouse and programs in 2024, providing a premier resort and nation membership expertise.
Proceeds from the occasion will profit the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, a 501(c)(3) non-profit group. For extra info, please go to hoophall.com.
About Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo is the Chairman of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame Board, in addition to the previous Chairman of USA Basketball’s Board of Administrators and architect of the 2008 USA “Redeem Staff” Gold Medal-winning effort. One of the crucial modern and influential house owners in NBA historical past, Jerry Colangelo has spent most of his life concerned with the sport of basketball. A graduate of the College of Illinois, the place he earned All-Convention honors as a participant, Colangelo started his NBA profession in 1966 with the Chicago Bulls’ entrance workplace. In 1968, he grew to become the youngest normal supervisor in skilled sports activities with the growth Phoenix Suns. In solely his second season with the brand new membership, Colangelo turned the Suns right into a respectable playoff menace. In 1976, Colangelo obtained his first Sporting Information NBA Govt of the 12 months award for taking the Suns to the NBA Finals. A revered member of the NBA Board of Governors, Colangelo performed an integral position within the formation of the WNBA in 1997. He has additionally served on the NBA’s Lengthy Vary Planning Committee, the Enlargement Committee, and the Competitors and Guidelines Committee. Persevering with his transformation of downtown Phoenix, Mr. Colangelo was additionally instrumental in bringing main league baseball to Phoenix in 1998 and served as Chairman and CEO of the 2001 World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame as a Contributor in 2004. Mr. Colangelo was additionally critically concerned in bringing NHL Hockey to Phoenix. Heart Court docket on the Basketball Corridor of Fame was devoted because the Jerry Colangelo Court docket of Desires.
About Teravalis™
Teravalis, a Howard Hughes group, spans 37,000 acres in Buckeye, Arizona, one of many nation’s fastest-growing cities. Deliberate for 100,000 properties, 300,000 residents, and 55 million sq. toes of business improvement, Teravalis is envisioned as a number one grasp deliberate group positioned for progress. Located between the White Tank and Belmont Mountain ranges, Teravalis emphasizes sustainable design and modern applied sciences to deliver high quality housing and employment alternatives to the Phoenix West Valley in help of Arizona’s continued financial vitality. Be taught extra at http://www.teravalis.com/.
Concerning the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame
Positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, the town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an impartial non-profit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each degree—women and men, newbie {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is dwelling to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. toes of basketball historical past. Almost 200,000 individuals go to the Corridor of Fame museum annually to study in regards to the sport, expertise the interactive reveals, and check their abilities on the Jerry Colangelo “Court docket of Desires.” Greatest identified for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 150 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra info on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and comply with @hoophall.
