The Race is On! NCAA Basketball Coaches Ask Fan’s Help to Fight Cancer in Papa John’s Coaches Code Challenge

The brackets are set and NCAA^® March Madness^® has begun. But the coaches who have advanced to the tournament aren’t just fighting for a championship title -- they’re fighting against cancer in the Papa John’s Coaches Code Challenge to raise money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.

“March Madness is undoubtedly the most exciting part of the season, and NABC coaches are eager to harness the excitement and power of their respective fan bases to raise money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research”

Beginning today, in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), college basketball fans who enter their favorite coach’s unique promo code while ordering online at www.papajohns.com will automatically designate $1 of their Papa John’s order to The V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund in partnership with the NABC and WBCA. The special offer includes an XL two-topping pizza for $12, with $1 from each order going to fight cancer.

A complete list of unique promo codes, alphabetical by school for both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball teams, is included below. The general format of the promo code is the coach’s last name, but coaches with duplicate last names will incorporate their first initial in the code. For those fans who don’t have a team in the tournament but still want to contribute, they are invited to use the generic promo code BEATCANCER.

“March Madness is undoubtedly the most exciting part of the season, and NABC coaches are eager to harness the excitement and power of their respective fan bases to raise money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research,” said Jim Haney, executive director of the NABC. Echoing those sentiments, Beth Bass, chief executive officer of the WBCA, said “While it’s every man or woman for themselves on the basketball court, the fight against cancer is a cause everyone can rally behind all year long.”

Throughout the Tournament, coaches and college athletic departments will be reminding fans of the challenge and their respective promo codes – all in a race to raise money and earn bragging rights as the school that best supports its basketball program’s fight against cancer.

Papa John’s, the Official Pizza of the NCAA®, will keep a running score of the donations received on Papa John’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/papajohns and will distribute regular updates on the standings and total money raised.

“Everyone’s an NCAA® basketball fan this time of year and Papa John’s is extremely proud to help the NABC and WBCA turn that passion toward a great cause,” said Andrew Varga, chief marketing officer for Papa John’s. “No matter how your team fares on the court, you can play an active role in helping your school win in the fight against cancer.”

The challenge ends at midnight ET on April 6. The total donations received as part of the Coaches Code Challenge will be divided evenly between the two charities. March is one of the busiest months for Papa John’s. The company expects to sell 10 million pizzas in just the first two weeks of the NCAA® tournament, with sales ramping up as lower-seeded teams advance.

PAPA JOHN’S COACHES CODE CHALLENGE DIVISION I MEN’S SCHOOLS

School

Conference

Men's Coach

Coach Code

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

SWAC

George Ivory

IVORY

Baylor

Big 12

Scott Drew

DREW

Brigham Young

Mountain West

Dave Rose

ROSE

Butler

Horizon League

Brad Stevens

STEVENS

California

Pac-10

Mike Montgomery

MONTGOMERY

Clemson

ACC

Oliver Purnell

PURNELL

Cornell

Ivy League

Steve Donahue

DONAHUE

Duke

ACC

Mike Krzyzewski

KRZYZEWSKI

East Tennessee State

Atlantic Sun

Murry Bartow

BARTOW

Florida

SEC

Billy Donovan

DONOVAN

Florida State

ACC

Leonard Hamilton

HAMILTON

Georgetown

Big East

John Thompson III

THOMPSON

Georgia Tech

ACC

Paul Hewitt

HEWITT

Gonzaga

West Coast

Mark Few

FEW

Houston

Conference USA

Tom Penders

PENDERS

Kansas

Big 12

Bill Self

SELF

Kansas State

Big 12

Frank Martin

MARTIN

Kentucky

SEC

John Calipari

CALIPARI

Lehigh

Patriot League

Brett Reed

BREED

Louisville

Big East

Rick Pitino

PITINO

Marquette

Big East

Buzz Williams

BWILLIAMS

Maryland

ACC

Gary Williams

GWILLIAMS

Michigan State

Big Ten

Tom Izzo

IZZO

Minnesota

Big Ten

Tubby Smith

SMITH

Missouri

Big 12

Mike Anderson

ANDERSON

Montana

Big Sky

Wayne Tinkle

TINKLE

Morgan State

MEAC

Todd Bozeman

BOZEMAN

Murray State

Ohio Valley

Billy Kennedy

KENNEDY

New Mexico

Mountain West

Steve Alford

ALFORD

New Mexico State

WAC

Marvin Menzies

MENZIES

North Texas

Sun Belt

Johnny Jones

JONES

Northern Iowa

Missouri Valley

Ben Jacobson

JACOBSON

Notre Dame

Big East

Mike Brey

BREY

Oakland

Summit League

Greg Kampe

KAMPE

Ohio

Mid-American

John Groce

GROCE

Ohio State

Big Ten

Thad Matta

MATTA

Oklahoma State

Big 12

Travis Ford

FORD

Old Dominion

Colonial

Blaine Taylor

TAYLOR

Pittsburgh

Big East

Jamie Dixon

DIXON

Purdue

Big Ten

Matt Painter

PAINTER

Richmond

Atlantic 10

Chris Mooney

MOONEY

Robert Morris

Northeast

Mike Rice

RICE

Saint Mary's

West Coast

Randy Bennett

BENNETT

Sam Houston State

Southland

Bob Marlin

MARLIN

San Diego State

Mountain West

Steve Fisher

FISHER

Siena

MAAC

Fran McCaffery

MCCAFFERY

Syracuse

Big East

Jim Boeheim

BOEHEIM

Temple

Atlantic 10

Fran Dunphy

DUNPHY

Tennessee

SEC

Bruce Pearl

PEARL

Texas

Big 12

Rick Barnes

RBARNES

Texas A&M

Big 12

Mark Turgeon

TURGEON

UC Santa Barbara

Big West

Bob Williams

BOWILLIAMS

UNLV

Mountain West

Lon Kruger

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