FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Dayton Flyers head coach Archie Miller is one of 48 NCAA Division I coaches taking part in the second annual Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge.
Fan participation will determine the ultimate winner over an eight-week period by registering and voting on a custom microsite on www.ESPN.com/Infiniti.
Infiniti will donate $5,000 to each of the charities involved, along with a $100,000 donation to the winning coach's charity. Miller is representing the Ronald McDonald House of Dayton.
"I'm proud once again to be a part of the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, and even prouder that the local charity that will benefit from this is the Ronald McDonald House of Dayton,” Miller said. “Our program's motto is 'All In' and it would be hard to find something better for our fans to be 'All In' for than them."
The program, expanded last year, pits 48 NABC coaches from the nation’s top NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs in a fan-vote challenge, with the total Infiniti contribution again exceeding $300,000.
For the first six weeks, four brackets of 12 coaches will be paired against each other, with the winners from each group moving on to the next round in week seven and the final round in week eight. Fans can vote for one coach per region per day. The winning coach will be announced March 11, 2013.
Coaches will count on their network of fans, alumni, students, faculty and charities to advance to the finals. School supporters will have a chance to vote daily for their favorite coach in each of the four regions — East, South, West and Midwest.
In order to vote, fans must register online for an ESPN.com account. Registration is a simple and FREE three-step process. Fans can log on to ESPN.com and click the "Register" link in the upper-right corner to get started.
Visit DaytonFlyers.com and keep following UD's social media sites in the coming days on where and how to vote.
