Rose advances to second round of the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge
PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball coach Dave Rose has advanced to the second round of the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge. He is competing to raise money for the BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research.
The 24 remaining coaches are counting on their fan bases for votes to advance in the tournament-like competition. Fans can vote for Coach Rose and the Simmons Center three times each day by visiting www.ESPN.com/Infiniti and via posts on Twitter and Instagram.
The coaches receiving the most votes will advance to the next round every few weeks and the top vote-getters will eventually gain a spot in the finals. The winning coach will receive $100,000 toward his charity. Fans can begin voting today.
The second round of voting ends Feb. 11. The top 16 coaches (Feb. 12-Feb. 25) will advanced to the third round and the final round will include the top four coaches (Feb. 26-March 10).
About the BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research
The BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research (SCCR), an organization composed of distinguished professors in the fields of Chemical Engineering; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Health Sciences; Integrative Biology; Microbiology and Molecular Biology; Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science; Physiology and Developmental Biology; and Statistics. Every year the SCCR funds numerous cancer research fellowships, allowing students a chance to work with these prestigious researchers to study cancer and its mechanisms. These professors and students are driven to make a significant contribution to the discovery of a cure for cancer. Visit cancerresearch.byu.edu for more information.
How to Vote
Fans can vote a total of three times each day – At ESPN.com/Infiniti and on Twitter and Instagram.
Website Voting Rules (desktop & mobile)
- Visit ESPN.com/Infiniti
- NO log-in required to vote
- Vote for Coach Rose
Social Media Voting Rules
- On Twitter, include the following hashtags in your tweet: #Timeout2Vote and #CoachDaveRose. Retweets meeting the same criteria will count.
- On Instagram, post a photo of yourself calling a game timeout and include the two hashtags: #Timeout2Vote and #CoachDaveRose
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