Celebrity Basketball Game To Be Held In New Brunswick

Former Rutgers football players, including Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood, will play against New Brunswick community members.

Posted Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 12:35 pm ET|Updated Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:17 pm ET

A total of 17 football players, who have ties to to New Brunswick and are now affiliated with the NFL, will play in New Brunswick’s annual Celebrity Basketball Game on Saturday.

The football players include Kenny Britt, Tiquan Underwood and Antonio Lowery, who played for Rutgers University.

They will face off against city firefighters, teachers and a team from the Special Olympics.

The game begins at 6:30 p.m. at New Brunswick High School, 1000 Somerset St.

Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Advance tickets are available at the Hub Teen Center, 411 Joyce Kilmer Ave.

Proceeds will benefit the The Hub Teen Center and the New Brunswick Rotary Foundation.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call (732) 745-5125.

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