ERIE, Pa. – Former Penn State Behrend men's basketball standout Russ Conley (Transfer, PA/Reynolds) has been selected to the Sideline Cancer Basketball Team and will take part in the inaugural "The Basketball Tournament", a 32-team, single-elimination event beginning June 6 at Philadelphia University.

The Sideline Cancer squad will be competing as a non-profit entity. Should the team win, the $500,000 championship prize would be donated to the Greg and Cathy Griffith Family Foundation of Hollidaysburg, PA. Sideline Cancer Team earned an automatic bid to The Basketball Tournament thanks to numerous fans who signed up to support the squad. The tournament bracket will be released on May 22.

After a stellar career at Behrend that included two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Player of the Year selections, Conley recently concluded his first season with Citybasket Recklinghausen, a professional team in Germany.

For more information about The Basketball Tournament, visit www.thetournament.com. For more on the Sideline Cancer team, visit www.thetournament.com/teams/sideline-cancer-non-profit-participant. To learn more about the Greg and Cathy Griffith Family Foundation, visit www.griffithfamilyfoundation.org.