2003 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Div. I Men's Basketball National Championship

Championship Tournament Contributors

This Championship Tournament, at K.C.'s Municipal Auditorium, is made possible through the generosity and hard work of many. The success of the tournament is truly a community partnership.

Sponsors:
    Title - Buffalo Mutual Funds
    Presenting Sponsors: see below
    Nightly Sponsor: see below
    Daily Sponsors: see below
    Tournament Sponsors: see below
   Official NAIA Sponsors: see below

Honorary Coaches
See complete list below.

Staff/Organizers-
OSAC
NAIA

In-Kind Support-
See complete list below.

Note: Sponsors List accurate as of Feb.10, 2003.

Title Sponsor:
Buffalo Mutual Funds

Presenting Sponsors:
Hy-Vee & Coca-Cola

Nightly Sponsor:
Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L)
WHB-810

Daily Sponsors:
Cedar Creek Properties

Honorary Coach Drawing Sponsor:
The Majestic Steakhouse

Hospitality Sponsor:
DLR Group

Tournament Sponsors:
Thomas McGee, L.C.

NAIA Official Sponsors:
Hereford House, Official Steakhouse of the NAIA
Olathe Ford, Official Car Dealer of the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship

Honorary Coaches

Business people join fun as honorary Coaches
Up to 64 basketball fans from across the KC area will experience the excitement of the 2003 Buffalo Funds NAIA Division I Mens' Basketball National Championship from an up-close-and-personal vantage point as an honorary coach. Honorary coaches will be assigned to support each team competing. They will get to know the players, sit with them on the bench during games, march in the Parade of Champions, be in the team photo, even treat them to a meal and accompany the players to practice if desired. And their company will enjoy some visibility at the same time.

Honorary Coaches

Austin�s Bar & Grill
Automated Ingredients Systems
Bank of Blue Valley
Best Buy of Olathe (Store #193)
Buffalo Funds (the Title sponsor)
City of Olathe
Cramer Products
Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Great Mall of The Great Plains
Holiday Inn-Lenexa
Honeywell
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Liston Insurance
The Marriott - Downtown
MB Group L.L.C.
NRCCUA - National Research Center for College and University Admissions
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Olathe Chamber of Commerce
Olathe School District
Opus/AES Lawn Parts
Dr. Phil and Mary Pattison
Pivot International
Security Savings Bank
Sheridan�s Frozen Custard
Shick Tube-Veyor Corporation
Sir Speedy Printing
Stern Brothers and Company/ Bill Tschudy
Dan Sturdevant, Attorney and Mike Albano, Attorney
Time Warner
Waddell & Reed Financial Services
WHB 810 Radio

IN APPRECIATION

The NAIA and the Olathe Chamber of Commerce thank the following companies for providing invaluable services and/or products that have contributed to the success of the tournament.

Best Buy of Olathe (Store #193)
Cingular Wireless
The City of Olathe
Hillcrest Bank
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe Ford Sales
Sports Commission and Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Also a special thanks to our supporting organizations
- the Downtown Council
- Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City
- Kansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Kansas City Neighborhood Development Fund
- Kansas City Sports Commission
- Mulvihill Project Management and
- Olathe Sports Advisory Council.

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