MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile Patriots, a competitive wheelchair basketball team, and the University of South Alabama men's basketball program will be holding an event Thursday afternoon at the Mitchell Center to promote the Patriots' upcoming fundraiser.

The Patriots will be hosting a tournament the following week to raise money for equipment and travel expenses.

At 4 p.m., following the conclusion of practice, the Patriots will give the USA men's basketball team a course on wheelchair basketball, then take on the Jaguars in a game.

The event is free and open to the public. All South Alabama students are encouraged to attend and will be invited to attempt shots from a wheelchair after the game.

The Mobile Patriots were formed in 1984 and compete in Division 3 of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. The team is comprised of players from Mobile and Baldwin Counties, the Pensacola area and the Gulf Coast. Three U.S. veterans, including a Purple Heart recipient, are members of the current team.

Money raised in their current fundraising drive will go towards travel expenses and new chairs.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/WeAreSouth_JAGS. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the South Circle, the unrestricted giving option of the University of South Alabama Athletics. Contributions to South Circle directly support all 17 sports in addition to various support programming. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/give

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