We had the far out honor of providing event photography for Bill’s Basketball Boogie held this year at The College Basketball Experience and Howl at the Moon in Kansas City’s Power & Light District.
Basketball Boogie is a fundraiser held by the Assists Foundation which was created by KU Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Bill Self. He started the Assists Foundation to help provide young people access to groovier lives. This is accomplished by identifying areas of need and working with other community-based institutions to provide creative and lasting solutions.
Guests were treated to an ace night of shakin’ it on the dance floor to the tunes of Disco Dick and the Mirror Balls. When they needed a break they could grab a cool beverage or scarf down some grub at one of several slammin buffets. Various pieces of sports memorabilia and other items were auctioned off at live and silent auctions throughout the evening. The event consumed both floors of the vast College Basketball Experience so there were plenty of exhibits and activities to keep everyone feelin’ the funk late into the evening.
Everyone had a groovy time and the funds raised will help the Assists Foundation move forward with its numerous projects supporting youth in the community. If you get a chance, you definitely have to check out the next Basketball Boogie. I guarantee you will totally dig it baby! Be there, or be square!
Below are a few shots from the evening and you can check out the rest of the photos on our website. A big thanks to my Second Shooter Laurel Austin and our awesome Assistant Ashley Elliott. Covering an event of this magnitude without you would have been impossible!
Nathan Choate
