Hope Thru Hoops, a not-for-profit foundation, handles educational and philanthropic endeavors in the name of Thomas G. Crotty.

Tom was a managing director at Sandler O'Neill at the time of his death, September 11, 2001. Tom, who was a four-year letterman at Marist College, was the only known fatality of 9/11 that played four years of Division I basketball. The Tom Crotty Memorial Classic was established as a result of Tom's love for basketball, and is designed to raise money for the various Hope Thru Hoops charities.

This year's event takes place at Hofstra University on Sunday January 27, 2008. The schedule is as follows:

Doors Open at 10:00am

Bishop Carey(40) vs. St. Johns Prep (42)

12:30pm: All Hallows (47) vs Canarsie (67)

Bishop Ford (60) vs. Massapequa (54)

2:30 pm: Bayside (46) vs. Kellenberg (66)

4:00 pm: Xaverian (43) vs. #2 ranked (Long Island) L.I. Lutheran (59)

6:00 pm: #4 ranked Abraham Lincoln (81) vs #6 ranked Holy Cross (60)

Featuring Lance Stephenson and Sylven Landesberg

7:30 pm: Archbishop Molloy (78) vs. St. Mary's (54)

9:00 pm: #9 ranked Benjamin Cardozo (67) vs. St. Dominic (73)

NYCHoops.net will be providing full coverage.

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