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CMU alumnus and founder of Gus Macker tournament celebrates 50th anniversary of the event

2024 schedule begins in Mt. Pleasant

| Author: Jason Fielder | Media Contact: Jason Fielder

The Gus Macker basketball tournament, founded by CMU Alumnus Scott McNeal '79, turns 50 this year! Up to 30,000 players participate annually in the popular event which kicked off its golden year with a tournament on CMU's campus. In a story for Epicenter Mt. Pleasant, CMU Alumnus Dan Gaken BS '04, MA '16 catches up with McNeal and CMU students who helped produce the 2024 Gus Macker Tournament in Mt. Pleasant. Click here to access the story. 

A man wearing a maroon and gold jumpsuit and ballcap happily gives high-fives while running through a human-formed tunnel of college students dressed in light green shirts.
Scott McNeal, known as “Gus Macker,” runs onto the court as event staff are introduced in Mt. Pleasant, MI on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photo courtesy Dan Gaken / Epicenter Mt.Pleasant.

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