Silicon Valley Basketball Shootout Set to Benefit Positive Coaching Alliance

Business Wire, Sept 11, 2004

Sunday, September 12, 2004
                 Santa Clara University, Leavey Center
                            10 a.m. Tip Off
    Special guest appearance by Coach Mike Montgomery, Golden State
                               Warriors

Goldman Sachs and Silver Lake Partners are hosting a 3-on-3 round robin basketball tournament on Sunday, September 12, 2004 in Leavey Center, Santa Clara University to benefit Positive Coaching Alliance, a national non-profit working to transform youth sports. PCA offers workshops nationwide for coaches, parents and youth sports leaders to equip them to positively impact today's young athletes. (www.positivecoach.org). The 32-team field will include tech companies, investment banks, private equity funds, media and service firms. In addition to the tournament, this family-oriented event will include lots of activities for kids, including a free throw shooting contest, pick-up basketball games and interactive games.

WHO:        Members of the Silicon Valley technology community
                including but not limited to: Silver Lake Partners,
                Oracle, Veritas Software, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs,
                PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Champion Charities,
                Peoplesoft, Lehman Bros., Draper Fisher Jurvetson

    WHAT:       32 Open Division Teams will compete in a 3-on-3 round
                robin basketball tournament to benefit Positive
                Coaching Alliance

    WHEN:       Sunday, September 12, 2004
                Guest appearance by Coach Mike Montgomery at 9:30 a.m.
                Tip off 10 a.m. Tournament to run all day

    WHERE:      Santa Clara University, Leavey Center

    MORE:       Each team pays $5,000 to participate in the shootout
                with proceeds to benefit Positive Coaching Alliance

                This is the fourth year of the Silicon Valley Shootout

                PAST WINNERS OF THE SILICON VALLEY SHOOTOUT
                2003 -- Oracle Corporation, 2002 -- The Staubach
                Group, 2001 -- Symantec