St. John’s students, alumni, fans and friends will have the opportunity to watch Nets players such as Devin Harris, Rafer Alston and former Big East players Josh Booth, Terrence Williams and Bobby Simmons. The 76ers add Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand and former Big East players Donyell Marshall and Samuel Dalembert to the mix for an exciting evening of basketball.

“We expect wide support in Queens when we move to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in the 2011-12 season, so this game will provide a special in-person preview to many new fans,” said Nets CEO Brett Yormark. “We are excited about the opportunity to continue to further regionalize the franchise and look forward to an exciting game against one of our Atlantic Division rivals.”

“As the Nets prepare for their move to Brooklyn, we are excited to give our fans and students a unique look at an NBA game,” said Chris Monasch, Director of Athletics. “This game also affords our fans a first look at the completed renovation of the inside of Carnesecca Arena, with our newly-refurbished ceiling and our high-resolution video scoreboard.”

Last summer’s Phase II renovations included a new playing surface, an overhauled seating bowl with 800 chairback seats, and enhanced ticketing and lobby areas.
 
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To support University fundraising initiatives, the Barclays Nets Community Alliance has made a generous donation to the St. John’s Bread & Life soup kitchen, a facility run by the University and located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, where St. John’s University was founded. The arrangement has helped St. John’s Bread & Life roll out its newly upgraded Mobile Soup Kitchen, painted “basketball orange,” with slogans and logos to note that Barclays Nets Community Alliance, a partnership of Barclays, Nets Basketball and Forest City Ratner Companies, is its sponsor for the next year. For more information or to make a contribution to St. John’s Bread & Life, please visit www.breadandlife.org