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14th annual MLK Basketball Classic gives $6,500 in scholarships

Posted at 11:20 PM, Jan 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-17 01:20:11-05

The 14th annual MLK basketball classic included seven games, and was played all day at McKale Center.

The MLK Basketball Classic commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated the principles that Dr. Martin Luterh King, Jr espoused.

It was for the first game at McKale for Salpointe's Majok Deng, who recently committed to the Unviersity of Arizona. Deng made two late free throws to defeat Sahuaro, 43-42.

The game was put on by Coaches for Charity, a 501 (c) 3 organization, and sponsored by the Tucson Unified School District.