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Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout

The college basketball world will focus on Anchorage, Alaska once again this Thanksgiving for the 30th annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout - one of basketball's premier pre-season tournaments. Catch the action, Nov. 20 - 24, 2007.

Women's 2007 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Teams

• Alaska Anchorage (2006 champion)
• Bradley
• Santa Clara
• Cleveland State
• Games take place Nov. 20 - 21, 2007.

Men's 2007 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Teams

• Alaska Anchorage
• Butler
• Gonzaga
• Virginia Tech
• Michigan
• Texas Tech
• Eastern Washington
• Western Kentucky
• Games take place Nov. 21 - 24, 2007.

Visit www.goseawolves.com/shootout for more information, or call (907) 786-1250.

History
The Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout began as a dream of Bob Rachal, who coached the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves during the 1977-78 season. Rachal, who died of cancer in 1985, wanted to put a fledgling UAA basketball program on the map and do it in style. With a personality reminiscent of a 19th century riverboat gambler, he parlayed an NCAA rule that said games outside the contiguous 48 states didn't count against your normal allotment of 28 and the lure of Alaska itself into a winning hand. The gamble paid off!

Thanksgiving Weekend Events - November 23 - 25, 2007
Young and old will enjoy the kick-off to the Anchorage “City of Lights” holiday season, which includes the Town Square Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Cincinnati Ballet’s “The Nutcracker Ballet,” and the 14th Annual Crafts Weekend at the Anchorage Museum, to name a few. For a complete list of events, check out www.anchorage.net/events