The Jesuit Basketball Spotlight (JBS) is a nationwide effort to capitalize on basketball games between Jesuit schools and, through those games, bring greater positive awareness and exposure to Jesuit education and its shared mission.

This project was developed by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) in 2008 in response to member institutions wanting to spread the word of Jesuit higher education through the more than 90 basketball games in which Jesuit institutions play each other every season.
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- Jesuit Basketball Spotlight
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Jesuit Basketball Spotlight

WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR INSTITUTION'S JBS GAMES DURING THE UPCOMING BASKETBALL SEASON:

  • Air in-arena announcements about Jesuit education during home basketball games
  • Use advance media notes and game program notes to write about Jesuit basketball
  • Use the JBS logo in advance media notes, promotional materials, score boards, etc.
  • Broadcast radio/TV announcements about Jesuit education during home basketball games
  • Half-time programming, e.g. academic/service honors ceremony
  • Community service drives: coordinate with local Jesuit Volunteer Corps (or similar organization) to collect canned goods before a game
  • Feature an interview with a Jesuit university president or mission and identity representative for local advance newscasts or game coverage

For more information on JBS, please contact Deanna Howes, AJCU Director of Communications: 202-862-9893, dhowes@ajcunet.edu.

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