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The 2018 Hoops for a Cure Event has been cancelled. If you would like to make a donation, please continue to the portal to do so. Please check back early next year for the 2019 event date.
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Hoops for a Cure
April 15th
9 AM - 6 PM
Help us bring the fight to cancer! Hoops for a Cure is a grassroots effort to raise money in the fight against this disease. The ACPMPRF is the beneficiary of 100% of the proceeds we raise. We started our efforts with our Annual Basketball event, Hoops 4 a Cure, which strives to get participants active and on the court regardless of the skill level. In an effort to expand and bring knowledge to as many people as possible, we have made our efforts two-fold with Santa's Summer 5K, Cancer Walk and Fun Run. Help us raise money to take the fight to cancer!
Our Event
9 AM - Late Registration and Team Check In
10 AM - Games Start *Prelimary Schedule will be made available by Saturday evening, games may be changed due to Late Registration
2 PM - 3 Point Shootout *No games will be played during the Shootout
3 v 3 Challenge
Teams are Co-Ed and broken down by age groups.
- 6-8 / 9-10 / 11-13 / 14-Adult
- Registration fee $20 per player ** Registration fees will increase the week of the event. Online registration will close Saturday before the event. Late registration will be available the day of the event up until 30 minutes before the first game
PLEASE NOTE. age groups are specific to age. We cannot allow younger players to play up nor older players to play down. If you register a team and all players are not in that age group, you will not be allowed to play and will forfeit your spot.
- Minimum of 2 games per team *team slots are limited
- Players must pay their registration fee when registering and may not participate on more than one team.
- Teams are not required to fundraise however it is encouraged. Fundraisers will be entered for prizes. The 2 teams with the highest fundraising total will win entry into the Finals for their bracket to play for bragging rights!
- If participants are deemed to be putting other participants at risk by event officials, you will be asked to leave the event. The event is meant to be fun for participants of all skill levels.
Rules:
- The winner of by coin toss, other method as determined by referee chooses possession or direction of play.
- The game is played to 21 points or a winner at 15 minutes, whichever occurs first. All baskets are 1 point.
- When one team reaches 11 baskets, teams must change ends. There is a 1 minute halftime break.
- Dunking is legal, but goaltending on both ends is not allowed.
- Traditional high school basketball rules will be used. Due to time allotted, Referees judgement will be used for calling fouls. Hard/Excessive/Flagarent fouls will not be allowed and participants will be asked to leave the premises immediately and not return.
- In an effort to expedite games, fouls called will result in providing the fouled team the ball at the top of the key.
- At the start of the second half, the team that is losing starts with the ball.
- Costumes are encouraged but not required... best costume will win a prize! This event is for fun to raise funds for cancer research. So have fun!
PLEASE NOTE: In all situations not explicitly defined in these rules, normal basketball rules apply.
3 Point Shoootout
Can you shoot it out with the best around? Take home the crown for the Hoops 4 a Cure 3 Point Competition. Online registration closes Saturday before the event but can be registered for in person the morning of the event until 10 AM. Register early for $15 per participant. Fees go up to $20 during later registration.
Rules:
- Do not have to make a bucket to take advantage of the bonus points for fundraising but Contestants do have to attempt all 3 point shots.
- Contestants must keep both feet behind the 3 point arch to attempt a valid 3 point shot.
- Players may not be sponsored by any business or entity directly, however the business or entity may request to be a sponsor for the event. Please see our sponsors page for more information.
- Fundraising is not a requirement for the competition but is highly requested. Donations can be received until 12 midnight the day of the even to count for the event totals.
- Contestants will have 90 seconds to attempt to make as many 3 point shots as they are able
- Registration fee of $20 is required at sign up. Register by Feb 26th to guarantee your participation shirt!
- As this is an all-ages event, the 3 point line will not be moved for younger participants.
- Referee or an Event Official has final say in basket count.
- Prize for first place!
- A Maximum of 10 participants with highest scores moves on to round 2 Raise money and earn additional points to your overall score!
Add Points by fundraising! Bonus Points added for each round based on the following:
- Raise $250 – 2 shot lead
- Raise $500 – 3 shot lead
- Raise $750 – 5 shout lead
- Raise $1000 or more – Double all shots made
Leaderboard
Sponsors
Platinum Level:
Silver Level:
Bronze Level:
About Hoops for a Cure
Notable Celebrities who have been diagnosed or passed away from the disease.
Audrey Hepburn
Stuart Scott
Steve Prescott
The Hoops for a Cure Basketball Challenge is starting in 2015 by Scott Montgomery as a way to bring awareness to the community regarding Appendix Cancer and Psuedomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) as well as to help raise money for Appendix Cancer and PMP research. In 2016, he started the Santa's Summer 5K as a way to reach out to more people.
Scott moved to Mooresville in 2006. He is married and has 2 children. He has coached various sports in the Mooresville area since 2009, including soccer, basketball, baseball and football, for organizations such as The Mooresville Rec Dept, SISA and The Mooresville YMCA.
While coaching 2 flag football teams in August of 2013, Scott had his appendix removed, or what was thought to be his appendix. It was at that time that he was diagnosed with metastatic mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma, which is a rare form of cancer in which a tumor forms on the appendix. The tumor on the appendix secrets a substance called mucin, which is a jellylike substance that replicates and gradually fills the abdominal cavity creating smaller tumors. In October of 2013, he underwent the "Mother of All Surgeries" - cytoreduction surgery and HIPEC treatment, a heated chemotherapy treatment. Cytoreductive surgery is called "MOAS" for a reason. The surgeon opens up the abdomen and removes as much of the mucin and tumors as possible. Sometimes this can mean removing organs as well. In Scott’s case it was caught fairly early in the process as his type was slow growing. There are several types and variations of this cancer, each with their own treatment options.
After three weeks in the hospital, he returned home for recovery. After many months, Scott now shows no evidence of the disease. There is no known cause or cure for appendix cancer and PMP. The best hope is to show no evidence of the disease.
Interested in Volunteering?
We need YOU! This event is run by volunteers like YOU! This event is successful because of volunteers like YOU! Donate an hour a week, 3 hours a week… any help is appreciated.
Email us if you have any questions! hoops4acuremooresville@gmail.com
You can also go online to our volunteer sign up and request a position. Each position has a 2 hour window we need you to committ to. You may sign up for more than 1 slot and you may sign up for slots that are back-to-back times. Please note that we will not have replacements for the day of the event. so if you need to cancel, please do do as far ahead as possible.
Before the event
- to work with event Sponsors
- to assist with prep work and clerical work
- to help get the word out
- to assist with set up
During the Event
- to help with registration of participants
- to work event stations
- to referee 3v3 and 4v4 games
After the Event
- to assist with planning for the next Basketball Challenge
- to assist with clean up.
Contact Us
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Please consult your tax advisor for guidance or advice on deductibility of your donation.
In the media...
Newspaper or Online
The Charlotte Observer wrote an article on the event and my cancer history, Survivor of Rare Cancer Stages Fundraiser
Checkout the article in the Mooresville Tribune Shooting Hoops to Fight Cancer!
An article prior to the 2015 Faculty Game for the Hoops for a Cure Cup!
Video from Our 1st Hoops for a Cure Faculty Cup!
Mooresville Tribune Article on Santa's Summer 5K.
Hoops for a Cure 2018
Sunday, April 15, 2018
9:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT
Rocky River Elementary School
483 Rocky River Rd
Mooresville, NC 28115
Please note: Players must register for their age group based off their birth date as of March 1st.
Please do not register for another age group. You will forfeit your games if you register for an incorrect age group.
Questions, please contact our Organizers.
Please consult your tax advisor to determine the deductibility of your donation.
Each team is a 3 person team. Additional players will not be allowed. Please have each player complete the registration process and select the team they will be joining.
Hoops for a Cure 2018
Sunday, April 15, 2018
9:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT
Rocky River Elementary School
483 Rocky River Rd
Mooresville, NC 28115