Brown Basketball Host Clinic for Special Olympics

Courtesy of Brown Sports Information

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Brown men's and women's basketball teams and coaching staffs hosted a clinic for Rhode Island Special Olympics on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Olney Margolies Athletic Center. 

Over 150 Special Olympians and an additional 50 guests participated in the clinic. Brown players demonstrated the fundamentals of basketball, participated in drills with the Special Olympians that culminated in a dunk contest and scrimmages. After the event, the participants and student-athletes shared pizza and soft drinks, courtesy of Dominos Pizza.