NEW YORK — St. John’s and Rutgers will play an exhibition game for charity in October to benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation.
Just more than two weeks before the college basketball regular season tips off, new coach Rick Pitino and the revamped Red Storm will host the Scarlet Knights on Oct. 21 at Carnesecca Arena on their Queens campus.
All proceeds from ticket sales will go to support innovative pediatric cancer research, St. John’s said in a news release Monday.
“Personally, there is no better charity than helping pediatric cancer research through the Jimmy V Foundation,” said Pitino, the Hall of Fame coach who is entering his first season with the Red Storm. “There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing a young child suffer, so we are delighted to join with Rutgers to donate money from this exhibition to the V Foundation.”
Source: St. John’s-Rutgers exhibition to aid Vitale Pediatric Cancer fund
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