OSHAWA, Ont. - Coming off a successful hosting of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men's basketball championship, the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre at Durham College will once again be a hub for intercollegiate sports action as the OCAA basketball and volleyball all-star games will be taking place on Saturday, March 28.

This will be the second year in a row that Durham will be hosting both the OCAA basketball and volleyball all-star games on the same day at the same site. With the facilities available at Durham College, the basketball and volleyball skills competitions and games are able to take place simultaneously.

The day will begin with the skills competitions at 9:30 a.m. followed by the women's volleyball and basketball games that will tip-off at 1:10 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively. The men's volleyball and basketball games will begin at 3:40 p.m. and 4:10 p.m.

"We are really looking forward to welcoming back the best collegiate student-athletes in the province on All-Star Saturday," said Durham College athletic director Ken Babcock. "It will be a full day of action on campus with over 200 participants and we hope to have a lot of fans from the Durham Region come out and cheer on the competitors. As we saw at the basketball championship earlier in the month, the athletes competing in the OCAA are second to none."

The four games will take centre stage on All-Star Saturday but there will also be a number of other competitions that fans will enjoy including a skills competition, mascots contests and fan promotions. Not only will Ontario's best players and coaches be represented, but the participating schools will also be sending their top mascots to perform.

"The host committee really wanted to make this event as fan friendly as possible. If you are at the event from start to finish, there won't be a minute where you are not entertained."

Durham College is no stranger to hosting major events having hosted a number of provincial and national championships.

"Hosting these events is a great opportunity to showcase our campus facilities, hospitality and the Oshawa community to the rest of the province," said Babcock. "We are looking forward to both events and welcoming athletes from all across Ontario."

Final rosters will be announced on Tuesday.

OCAA ALL-STAR GAME SCHEDULE
*All events will take place at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre

9:30 a.m. - Skills Competitions
1:10 p.m. - Women's Volleyball All-Star Game
1:30 p.m. - Women's Basketball All-Star Game
3:40 p.m. - Men's Volleyball All-Star Game
4:10 p.m. - Men's Basketball All-Star Game

Source: Durham College

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