Saint Peter's men's basketball head coach John Dunne is one of 64 Division I head coaches from across the Nation to participate in the "Shots from the Heart" shootout sponsored by CollegeInsider.com and the American Heart Association. Dunne will compete against Monmouth Head Coach Dave Calloway in the first round, with the coach who accumulates the most points in a free throw contest advancing to the next round. Also competing is Peacock assistant coach Bruce Hamburger who will take on Duquesne's Grey Gray in first round action.
Donations and sponsors are being accepted for Coach Dunne and can be made by emailing shots@collegeinsider.com.
Coaches will not have to actually compete against each other on the same court. Each coach will shoot 25 free throws at his convenience. A member of the athletic department will tally the results and the coach with the most makes would advance. To avoid ties, 1-20 shots made are worth one point, shots 21-24 are worth two points and shot 25 is worth three points.
The event will also pay tribute to the late Skip Prosser who passed away on July 26, 2007 of a heart attack. Skip Prosser spent 21 years as collegiate head coach at Loyola (MD), Xavier and Wake Forest. He made 18 postseason appearances and is the only coach in NCAA history to take three separate schools to the NCAA Tournament in his first year coaching the teams. In 2008 CollegeInsider.com created the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, which is given annually to the coach who not only achieves success on the basketball court but who also displays moral integrity off the court as well.
Fans can follow the season-long event at www.collegeinsider.com/shots.