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National Basketball Players Association Members Study Business at Kellogg
School of Management During the Off-Season
NBPA High Growth Entrepreneurship Program Teaches Skills to Help Players Score
Off the Court
EVANSTON, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: 2008 High Growth Entrepreneurship Program
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
welcomes 11 NBA players to the National Basketball Players
Association (NBPA) High Growth Entrepreneurship Program.
Recognizing that the average NBA career lasts only 4.4 years,
NBPA is offering executive education programs to qualified
players interested in expanding their business acumen for life
after basketball. During the four-day session, Kellogg School
professors will offer sessions ranging from business leadership
and negotiations to building a brand and investing. This is the
first year the NBPA and Kellogg have teamed to offer the
program.
WHO: Professor Steve Rogers is a clinical professor of finance and
management at the Kellogg School of Management and is academic
director for the NPBA High Growth Entrepreneurship Program.
Professor Rogers also serves as academic director for the NFL
Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at Kellogg. He
is a well-known expert in the areas of entrepreneurial finance,
minority business issues, small business management, venture
capital and private equity.
NBPA players scheduled to attend include:
Malik Rose - Forward, New York Knicks; Vice President, NBPA
Executive Committee
Andre Iguodala - Forward, Philadelphia 76ers (2002 Chicago
Sun-Times high school Player of the Year)
Quentin Richardson - Guard/Forward, New York Knicks (DePaul
University)
Ricky Davis - Shooting Guard, Miami Heat
WHERE: The Kellogg School of Management
James L. Allen Center
2169 North Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
Closed to public. Open to media by appointment only.
WHEN: The NBPA High Growth Entrepreneurship Program runs from Sunday,
July 27, through Wednesday, July 30. Media schedule on Monday,
July 28, is as follows:
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- Steve Rogers interviews, player
interviews, classroom camera shots
Interviews requested outside this timeframe will be scheduled
on a case-by-case basis.
More
info: To schedule a visit to campus, schedule faculty and players
interviews, or learn more about the program, contact Nicole
Mladic at Nicole.Mladic@mslpr.com, or by telephone at 312-861-
5274 (office) or 773-425-1583 (mobile).
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Meg Washburn Nicole Mladic
Kellogg School of Management Manning Selvage & Lee
Office: 847-491-5446 Office: 312-861-5274
Mobile: 773-848-4461 Mobile: 773-425-1583
m-washburn@kellogg.northwestern.edu nicole.mladic@mslpr.com
SOURCE Kellogg School of Management
Meg Washburn of Kellogg School of Management, +1-847-491-5446, Mobile,
+1-773-848-4461, m-washburn@kellogg.northwestern.edu; or Nicole Mladic of
Manning Selvage & Lee, +1-312-861-5274, Mobile, +1-773-425-1583,
nicole.mladic@mslpr.com, for Kellogg School of Management
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