Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout
The college basketball world will focus on Anchorage, Alaska once again this Thanksgiving for the 31st annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout - one of basketball's premier pre-season tournaments. Catch the action, Nov. 24 - 28, 2009.
Women's 2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Teams
- Alaska Anchorage (2007, 2008 champion)
- Cincinnati
- Coastal Carolina
- Western Carolina
- Games take place Nov. 24 - 25, 2009.
Men's 2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Teams
- Alaska Anchorage (2008 GNAC Champion)
- Houston
- Nicholls State
- Oklahoma
- San Diego
- Washington State
- Games take place Nov. 25 - 28, 2009.
Visit www.goseawolves.com/shootout for more information, or call (907) 786-1250.
History
The Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout began as a dream of Bob Rachal, who coached the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves during the 1977-78 season. Rachal, who died of cancer in 1985, wanted to put a fledgling UAA basketball program on the map and do it in style. With a personality reminiscent of a 19th century riverboat gambler, he parlayed an NCAA rule that said games outside the contiguous 48 states didn't count against your normal allotment of 28 and the lure of Alaska itself into a winning hand. The gamble paid off!
Thanksgiving Weekend Events - November 26 - 29, 2009
Young and old will enjoy the kick-off to the Anchorage “City of Lights” holiday season, which includes the Town Square Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Eugene Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker Ballet,” and the 21st Annual Crafts Weekend at the Anchorage Museum, to name a few. For a complete list of events, check out www.anchorage.net/events
