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Awards, which he gave less than two months before succumbing to cancer. After words from Vitale and Nick Valvano, the floor will be open for a short question-andanswer segment for attendees. "I'm thrilled to be a part of such an amazing event," Kix said in a release. "My interactions with the Vitale and Valvano families through this process have been life changing for me, and I know that they will be very special for all who attend." Fouls Down it more of an emphasis that we're not even going to do a hand check, a warm touch," Versyp said, referring to one quick hand check that officials are supposed to allow. "I thought the post players did pretty well — obviously we're going to play against more physical players and bigger players who take up more space, so we'll see how they call it down low — but I thought we improved tremendously in that area." Moses says the Boilers are getting used to the new style of defense. "It's something we've emphasized in practice, so once you make it a habit to keep your hands up then you don't really think about it," she said. "Sometimes in a game, in the pressure when things get going and you're going really fast, you might do it without meaning to. But for the most part it's a habit that we've worked on." j After being called for 28 fouls in a closed scrimmage at Indiana State in late October, the Boilermakers were whistled only 16 Tom Campbell times against Clarke. Perhaps it's a sign the BoilDee Dee Williams and her Boilermaker teammates showed off their new threads against Clarke on Sunday. They open against Ball State Sunday. ermakers are adjusting to the trimmed in gold. The Boilermakers have been NCAA's new emphasis on limiting Kix To Emcee The Boilers thought they very involved with the CCC, espe- physical defensive play. Awareness Event looked sharp. cially since Kix's original diagno"We've taught it and after the Terry Kix, Purdue's supervisor sis in 2012. "Coach always has us Big Ten (media day), I even made of operations, will serve as the swagged out," Moses said. Titled "Laugh, Think and master of ceremonies for cancer Cry: The Legacy event Thursday night. Hamby Sidelined of Jimmy V's Last For daily headlines on recruiting and The Cancer Culture and Com- Speech," the event Sophomore guard Hayden sports news, check out Hamby was in street clothes munity program starts at 7:30 will include and against the Crusaders after suf- p.m. at the Fowler Hall in the feature awardfering a concussion during prac- Stewart Center at Purdue. winning college A stomach cancer survivor, basketball coach tice the Friday before. Hamby is likely to be available Kix former "V Foundation" CEO Jimmy Valvano's for the Boilers'season opener Sunday Nick Valvano and a video inter- inspiration speech view with ESPN's Dick Vitale. against Ball State in Mackey Arena. at the 1993 ESPY other Purdue GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 9 • 40