Special Thanks to Our 2019 Coaches!

Coach Ben McCollum
Northwest Missouri State University
McCollum led the Bearcats to a perfect 38-0 record and the NCAA Division II national championship. Northwest became only the fifth program to complete an undefeated season and capture the NCAA Division II national title. McCollum was named the NABC Division II national coach of the year.

Coach Billy Donlon

University of Missouri   Kansas City
Billy Donlon was introduced as the 7th head coach in UMKC men’s basketball history on March 28th, 2019. Donlon looks to rebuild a Roos program. After spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach in power five conferences, Donlon will return to the mid-major level where he spent six successful seasons as the head coach.

Coach Jacie Hoyt

University of Missouri Kansas City
Hoyt was named the 10th head coach in UMKC women's basketball history on May 11, 2017. Hoyt took the reins of the Roos program after spending the past three seasons (2014-17) as an assistant coach at Kansas State. Previously, she was an assistant coach at Nevada (2011-14) for three years.

Coach Cuonzo Martin

University of Missouri
A new era in Mizzou Men’s Basketball began March 20, 2017, as Cuonzo Martin was introduced as the 19th head coach to lead the storied Tigers program. Martin, who enters his second season at Mizzou has averaged 20.6 wins in 10 seasons as a head coach with eight postseason appearances over the last nine years.

Coach Bill Self
University of Kansas
A nine-time NCAA conference coach of the year, eight of which came at Kansas (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Self has guided his teams to 20-straight 23-win seasons dating back to 1998-99. Self's teams have won 18 league crowns in the last 20 years. The other two seasons resulted in runner-up conference finishes.

Coach Bruce Weber
Kansas State University
One of the winningest active NCAA Division I coaches with over 450 career wins and 13 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, Bruce Weber begins his eighth season at Kansas State in 2019-20 after being named the school’s 24th head men’s basketball coach on March 31, 2012.

Coaches vs Cancer

History

The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Today, more than 500 Division I, II and III college coaches, along with high school and other youth league coaches across the country are involved in the program, having raised more than $115 million to support the American Cancer Society’s mission to finish the fight against cancer.

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The American Cancer Society is the largest private, not-for-profit funder of cancer research in the United States, investing more than $4 billion since 1946, and is working to find cures for every cancer in every community. With your support, the ACS saves lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer. Thanks in part to your contributions, more than 1.5 million lives have been saved in the US in the past two decades. Now, that is a reason to celebrate!

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So please come support your favorite team as we attack cancer from every angle!! We hope to see you there!

Our Mission

The American Cancer Society’s mission is to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer.