The Bell NBA All-Star Challenge, presented by Air Miles, comes to Goldring Centre this Saturday, November 28 with a full day of activities wrapping up with the Varsity Blues women's basketball team hosting the Ryerson Rams at 6 p.m.

It's a full day of excitement and entertainment that includes the Raptors Dance Pak, the Raptor himself as well as NBA legend and former Toronto Raptor Mo Pete, Morris Peterson. 

You think you got what it takes to be an All-Star? The NBA is looking for the top 3-Point Shooters, NBA Skills Challenge Competitors and top Dunkers to compete for a national title in Toronto over All-Star weekend.

Anyone over the age of 14 is invited to come down to the Goldring Centre at 12pm to qualify for their chance to compete. Top competitors will compete for a trip to Toronto and a chance at the national title during the Blues games Saturday night. For more information about the contest, click here.

The Varsity Blues are coming off a big 91-87 victory over the Western Mustangs on Sunday. Third-year guard Rahshida Atkinson notched a career-high 34 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter, to lead the comeback effort, and earned Varsity Blues athlete of the week honours. Atkinson currently ranks ninth in the OUA with 16.0 points per game.

Toronto will be out for revenge after a season-opening loss at Ryerson. The Blues are 2-3 and will look to end the first half of the season at .500. The No. 4 Rams are 4-1 and tied for the top spot in the East division.

The game also marks the second of a home-and-home in the BIA Cup series. Last year,The Harbord Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) partnered with the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA), which represents 78 local BIAs and over 35,000 local businesses, to foster a cross-town basketball rivalry between U of T and Ryerson by creating the BIA Cup, which will be presented at the conclusion of Saturday night's contest.
 
The official BIA Cup has been created with a portion of steel cladding from the Goldring Centre and a piece of concrete from what was once centre ice at Maple Leaf Gardens.

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