WEBVTT - Lance with Rich Neumann

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<v Speaker 1>Big Time hoops circle your calendar prepare one week from

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<v Speaker 1>tonight the Kemba Credit Union MLK Classic. It's at Zaber

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<v Speaker 1>University's Sentai Center. The event features eight boys varsity teams

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<v Speaker 1>from Greater Cincinnati northern Kentucky, some of the region's best

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<v Speaker 1>high school talent, four exciting matchups and from more on that.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go back to our guy, that would be Rich Newman. Rich,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you.

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<v Speaker 2>Doing great? Lance, Thanks for having me on again and

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<v Speaker 2>Happy New Year.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy New Year to you, and man, what a field

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<v Speaker 1>you have put together. Give us the lowdown and the

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<v Speaker 1>setup on these four matchups.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you hit the nail on the head. We're thrilled

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<v Speaker 2>with this matchup. It's heavy heavy GNC with a little

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<v Speaker 2>GCL sprinkled in. We start with Lakota West versus the

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<v Speaker 2>Big Blue of Hamilton at twelve noon and Lakota West,

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<v Speaker 2>for those who don't follow high school basketball closely, is

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<v Speaker 2>the undefeated number one ranked team in the state of Ohio.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a big time matchup. We come in next

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<v Speaker 2>with Ryle versus Oldham County, a very good basketball program

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<v Speaker 2>from outside of Louisville. Then Lakota East versus Middletown and

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<v Speaker 2>the nightcap is the Saint Xavier Bombers versus from also

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<v Speaker 2>across the river, the Colonels from the High school in

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<v Speaker 2>Park Hills.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. Four fantastic matchups. And you know, I notice

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing what you did during the Holiday Classic as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and I love this. Explain the ticket in setive for

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<v Speaker 1>the schools that you're including in this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we decided that we'd like to give back in

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<v Speaker 2>another way to the community besides giving these schools the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to play at the Centas Center, but the school

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<v Speaker 2>that sells the most tickets online in advance prior to

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<v Speaker 2>the day of the event will get a five hundred

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<v Speaker 2>dollars donation to their booster club or the charity of

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<v Speaker 2>their choice. We're also doing a promotion with Javier Sonny Xavier.

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<v Speaker 2>Season ticket holder who buys a ticket to the Kemba

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<v Speaker 2>MLK Classic will donate fifty percent of those ticket sales

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<v Speaker 2>to the All for One.

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<v Speaker 1>Fund rich I always like to mention this because I

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<v Speaker 1>hope fans understand how cool it must be for these

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<v Speaker 1>high school players to come running out of the tunnel

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<v Speaker 1>and onto the floor of a big East Home arena.

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<v Speaker 1>And some of these kids are probably going to be

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<v Speaker 1>playing their last year of organized basketball, and what a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>what a memory in a tournament like this.

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<v Speaker 2>We've gotten so many positive comments and feedback and thanks

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<v Speaker 2>from all the different teams that are participating, participating about

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<v Speaker 2>the Holiday Hardle Classic as well as now we hope

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<v Speaker 2>the MLK Classic. Lance, You're right, it's a unique experience.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a once in a lifetime experience for most of

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<v Speaker 2>these most of these players for sure. And it goes

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<v Speaker 2>beyond that. It's not just for the teams and the coaches,

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<v Speaker 2>but the fans, the parents, the grandparents, the cheerleading squad,

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<v Speaker 2>the dance teams, the pep bands, everybody gets to experience

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<v Speaker 2>what we know is one of the top do you

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<v Speaker 2>want arenas in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>It's one week from tonight the Kemba Credit Union MLK

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<v Speaker 1>Classic at Centas Center. Rich tell everybody about how they

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<v Speaker 1>get their hands on tickets.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, please go to our website Mlkdashclassic dot com. Daily

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<v Speaker 2>passes are thirteen dollars in advance, sixteen dollars at the

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<v Speaker 2>box office the day of the event, and all fees

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<v Speaker 2>and parking are included. Atlanta, I've got to mention, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>these things don't happen just because Cintas Center and Xavier

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<v Speaker 2>University and Newman Associates wants to promote them. We need

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<v Speaker 2>the sponsors and we need the media partners. And Dan

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<v Speaker 2>Sutton a shout out to the president and CEO of

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<v Speaker 2>all in on community events like this, And of course

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<v Speaker 2>our relationship with iHeart and specifically ESPN fifteen thirty is

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<v Speaker 2>as our media partner with Fox nineteen. But I can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how much we appreciate everything that you do.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll be on with Mo and I'll be on

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<v Speaker 2>with Tony this week and that means an awful lot

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<v Speaker 2>to us, It really does. You all deserve a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of credit for giving us the microphone, so to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>to promote a great event like this.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we are honored and we are proud to be

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<v Speaker 1>involved with it. And you know you're always welcome on

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<v Speaker 1>the show, and best of luck with the event and

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<v Speaker 1>always good catching up.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Thank you, Lance.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, take care there you go, Rich Newman Chemba

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<v Speaker 1>Credit Union MLK Classic Exavier Sinta Center one week from tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>starts at Nude High New Lakota West and Hamilton followed

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<v Speaker 1>by Ryle and Oldham County at one forty five, Lakota

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<v Speaker 1>East and Middletown at three thirty sat X, and cubcath

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<v Speaker 1>at five fifteen uh Information mlkdash Classic dot com for

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<v Speaker 1>their website and on all social media platforms as well