Wednesday, October 28, 2009

NCAA, Indiana offer special tribute to Brand

About 1,000 people are expected to attend Tuesday night's special tribute for Myles Brand, the late NCAA president who died of pancreatic cancer last month.

The NCAA and Indiana University, where Brand served as president for eight years before taking over the governing body, invited most of the guests. They range from politicians to university administrators and coaches.

Among those scheduled to speak are Brand's son, Josh, Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt and Georgia president Michael Adams, who chairs the NCAA's executive committee.

The tribute is expected to begin at 6 p.m. and last about 90 minutes at Conseco Fieldhouse, the home of the NBA's Indiana Pacers.

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