John Kim 
If you’re based in the heart of Texas and have some bite to your hoop game, gather three of your friends and register for the first annual Kick & Roll Classic. This 3-on-3 basketball tournament, which requires a $200-per-team registration fee, will be filled with special NBA guests, giveaways, and much more. The end game for this event – giving back to charity! Registration starts on June 6th and the official tip-off for the event is on July 11th, so if you’re interested, keep those dates in mind and get your roster sorted out! More information on the event and the charity is just below, so click on to get the full details and check out KickRoll.com.
KICK & ROLL CLASSIC 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL EVENT DETAILS
The Tournament – The first annual Kick & Roll Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Event will take place in Austin, Texas. Two age groups (15-18 and 19 and up) will be our focus this time around, and a fourth person on each team is mandatory to act as a substitute ($200 per team, or $50 per person). Prizes, awards and giveaways from Foot Locker, Nike, ISlide, Nice Kicks and others will be handed out throughout and at the conclusion of the event. A few special NBA guests – who will act as judges of what players wear on court – also have something unique in store, so stay tuned. Just know to bring some sneaker heat to the hardwood. There will also be a live DJ, a sneaker restoration setup, and various vendors on site at the tournament. Registration will begin on June 6th, Debra Kiel’s birthday, at kickroll.com. More details on the attached flyer.
The Charity – Kick & Roll’s charitable acts will go beyond the aspect of writing a check to the family we select. The Kick & Roll Classic team will offer up man hours in retrieving the list of the top 10 needs by the family, going to the selected furniture store to acquire the coveted pieces and assisting the family in setting up in their newly-constructed house provided by Habitat for Humanity. There are an abundance of families that don’t have the means to purchase furniture after moving in to their new homes, therefore, we feel that our efforts will benefit the selected house greatly.
This event is sure to be a weekend full of great competition and community building! Please help us spread the good news by sharing on your respective social media platforms, such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
From KICK & ROLL Classic Founder George Kiel:
“I am proud to present an extension of my mother’s legacy through my love for basketball and sneakers on Mother’s Day 2014 by announcing the first annual Kick & Roll Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Event. My mom, Debra Kiel, passed away on March 15, 2014 due to colon cancer, and, in the midst of tragedy, I immediately began to think of triumph. I knew that I wanted to A) raise awareness for colon cancer, the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States (hence, the incorporation of the color blue, the Colon Cancer Alliance star in the logo and other setups that participants will see at the venue) and B) somehow expand on her passion of interior decoration, since she was extremely talented in that arena. So, how would this tie in to two of my passions, basketball and kicks? Well, that’s where the fun of this project began. Kick & Roll Classic is a first of its kind – a basketball tournament that primarily focuses on what participants wear on court, and secondarily focuses on basketball. It’s like a “Kicks On Court” basketball tournament, if you will, and a portion of the funds we generate from the event will go directly towards the furnishing of a home for a family that is jointly selected between myself and the good people over at Austin Habitat for Humanity.”
