Rudy Johnson Memorial Basketball Extravaganza

On Friday, Nov. 6th at 7PM the Briarcliff Rotary Club will be sponsoring its annual fundraising event featuring the world-famous Harlem Magic Masters basketball team playing against a local all-star team of residents, teachers, and other hoops fanatics who want to upset the seemingly unbeatable team.  

The Briarcliff Rotary Club has partnered with the Magic Masters for almost 35 years to put together this event, and is now being joined by the Ossining Rotary Club! 

The annual game has raised over $200,000 over the years to support Briarcliff High School scholarships, the Ossining Food Pantry, The Gullotta House, 914Cares, Gift of Life, The Cookstove Project, Feeding Westchester, and MANY other causes and charities locally and around the world. 

Attendees can expect to see a game filled with DUNKS, trick shots, half-court three-pointers, mesmerizing ball handling, and a ton of laughs for anybody from age 3 to 103. There will be concessions sold by the Rotary Club, and souvenir clothing, basketballs and more sold by the Magic Masters. As always, the halftime show will include participation by some of the children (and adults!) from the crowd – often resulting in some of the biggest cheers of the night. 

Tickets are $20 in advance or at the door. Tickets will be sold at the Briarcliff Recreation Department up until the day of the event, and seats can be reserved with tickets to be held at the door by calling, texting or emailing Eric Lebenson at 914-924-3596 or ericlebenson@gmail.com. Venmo is also accepted until 5:00pm on game day at: BriarcliffManor-Rotaryclub; four-digit code is 8025.