UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE

The UAA athletic department will pay a Seattle-area firm as much as $35,000 to find two men’s basketball teams to play in the 2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout. The university on Wednesday announced a multi-year agreement with Basketball Travelers, Inc., a group from Edmonds, Washington, that arranges domestic and international basketball games and tournaments. BTI will essentially serve as a head-hunter. It will take over the scheduling of teams for the 2016 and 2017 Shootouts, a task previously handled by athletic department administrators and coaches. It will also, according to a press release from UAA, assume responsibility for “developing national television partnerships, elevating the profile of the event, and assisting in the development of a business plan to ensure long-term success for the Shootout.” -Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, Read More