NEW ORLEANS – Sun Belt Conference men's and women's basketball programs are once again participating in Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Week.
 
During games from Jan. 17-26, Sun Belt men's and women's basketball coaches are donning Princess Lacey’s laces in their sneakers and men's head coaches are wearing an exclusive Coaches vs. Cancer tie designed by Vineyard Vines to raise awareness for Princess Lacey’s Legacy, in memory of eight-year-old basketball fan Lacey Holsworth, and the fight against pediatric cancer.
 
The Suits & Sneakers games for Sun Belt schools are:
 

School	Game(s)
Appalachian State	Thursday, Jan. 24 at Arkansas State & Saturday, Jan. 26 at Little Rock
Little Rock	Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Appalachian State
Arkansas State	Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. Appalachian State & Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina	Saturday, Jan. 26 at Arkansas State, Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. Little Rock & Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Arkansas State (women)
Georgia Southern	Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. UTA & Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Texas State
Georgia State	Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. Texas State & Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. UTA
Louisiana	Thursday, 24 vs. South Alabama & Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Troy
ULM	Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. South Alabama
South Alabama	Thursday, Jan. 24 at Louisiana & Saturday, Jan. 26 at ULM, Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. ULM (women)
UTA	Thursday, Jan. 24 at Georgia Southern & Saturday, Jan. 26 at Georgia State
Texas State	Thursday, Jan. 24 at Georgia State, Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Georgia Southern (women)
Troy	Thursday, Jan. 17 vs. Georgia Southern

 
Suits and Sneakers Week is a nationwide event that unites coaches across the country to raise funds and awareness about the fight against cancer and promotes the American Cancer Society as a source of inspiration and hope for those facing cancer. Coaches and their staffs across the nation wear sneakers with their suits during games to raise awareness and help save lives by raising funds and encouraging people to educate themselves about cancer prevention, screening and early detection.
 
 The Sun Belt's participation in Suits & Sneakers Week is a part of its partnership with the American Cancer Society in the Sun Belt Fights Cancer (SunBeltFightsCancer.org) initiative. The conference's men's and women's basketball programs will also participate in the Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge in February and baseball and softball programs will participate in the Cover Your Bases sun safety initiative in the spring.
 
Georgia State men's basketball head coach Ron Hunter is once again competing in the INFINITI “Timeout For the Win” Challenge. This year, Hunter is one of 48 NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches taking a “TIMEOUT FOR THE WIN” (#TIMEOUTFTW) to defeat cancer by raising one million dollars for Coaches vs. Cancer through various donation methods, activations and events. Through March 11, fans can vote for their favorite coach via INFINITITIMEOUT.com or social media (Twitter and Instagram). There are three required elements to trigger a social media vote – post a black and white picture of yourself taking a basketball timeout and include the hashtags #TIMEOUTFTW and #CoachRonHunter in your social media copy. The three coaches with the most votes will receive a portion of INFINITI’s $600,000 donated in their name to the American Cancer Society.
 
About Coaches vs. Cancer
For over 25 years, the Coaches vs. Cancer program, in collaboration with the National Association of Basketball Coaches, has united coaches and fans nationwide to help the American Cancer Society defeat a common enemy – cancer. With your passion and dedicated support, the impact has been felt in communities nationwide. Through fundraising and education initiatives, the Coaches vs. Cancer program has supported the American Cancer Society in improving and saving lives from cancer in the United States and worldwide.
 
For more information on Coaches vs. Cancer, visit CoachesvsCancer.org.
 
About the Sun Belt Conference
Entering the second decade of the new millennium, the Sun Belt Conference continues to challenge itself, and its competitors, in all aspects of intercollegiate athletics. Not content with being simply the youngest football conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the conference has shown that it can rise each and every season that comes along. And since the birth of the league as an FBS member in 2001, the evidence is clear that the conference is indeed rising above competitors and peer conferences.
 
For more information on the Sun Belt Conference, visit SunBeltSports.org.