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E-Hoops Group to Support EMU Men's Basketball Program

7/9/2009 4:38:44 PM | Men's Basketball

Basketball alumni launch membership program for former players

YPSILANTI, Mich. A newly formed group to help promote the Eastern Michigan University men's  basketball programs will begin operation this summer.

Over the past year, a leadership group of former Eastern Michigan University basketball players, led by former great Earle Higgins, has developed plans to launch the E-Hoops Group to make a significant effort to reconnect all former Eastern Michigan basketball players back to the program. 

The E-Hoops Group is patterned after the highly successful E-Gridiron Group (EGG) that helps support the EMU football program.  The EGG has raised more than $700,000 since its inception in the spring of 2006.

"One of the E-Hoops Group' missions is to be a proactive group," Higgins explained. " I will be acting as the liaison along with the alumni in supporting our group's shared vision of delivering the highest level of participation from our alumni and former players in supporting our men's basketball program.

"We will work with the University, Athletic Director Dr. Derrick Gragg, and his staff, to create and development an open, honest, value-added involvement with contributions from every person connected to this great University to maximize  better outcomes," Higgins added. " With strong support and participation from every corner we will help leverage our participation, resources and opportunities in bringing back the glory days of Eastern Michigan University basketball."

The E-Hoops Group program for this year will be targeted at former basketball players, but will eventually be expanded to all family and fans of EMU basketball in future years. Membership, which will be free to men's basketball alumni this first year, will include the following benefits:

    Specially designed E-Hoops Group Shirt (like the EMU coaches wear during casual times)       
    Invitation to E-Hoops Group member-only events throughout the year
    Inside access to EMU Basketball through special e-mails and conference calls with Coach Charles E. Ramsey.

Membership information will be sent to all former EMU men's and women's basketball players prior to the start of the 2009-10 season. For more information about the E-Hoops Group, contact Earle Higgins at: ehiggins@protechgroup.us.

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