DAHLONEGA – The University of North Georgia Department of Athletics is set to host the Ross Morkem Memorial Night at the Lynn Cottrell Arena in the UNG Convocation Center.  
 
The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Lynn Cottrell Arena at the UNG Convocation Center with a local high school matchup featuring the East Forsyth Broncos taking on the Dawson County Tigers. Admission for the high school game is $7 for adults and $5 for children.

"Honoring Ross, his family and his legacy here at UNG is a major point of pride," stated men's basketball head coach Dan Evans. "The ability to memorialize him through an on-campus competition makes for a special experience. Our program and community uses this opportunity to remember and cherish a tremendous human being that is forever a Nighthawk."
 
EFHS's head coach, Scott Bracco, also coached Morkem while he attended Lambert High School.
 
All proceeds from the high school game will be donated to the Ross Morkem Scholarship Fund. The Ross Morkem Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established to honor the memory of UNG men's basketball player Ross Morkem who passed away during his sophomore year in September 2017. Ross's parents, Maria and Scott, established this scholarship to honor Ross' memory and offer financial support to student-athletes at UNG.
 
At 7:30 p.m. the North Georgia men's basketball team will tip off against Fort Valley State.

Prior to the start of the game, the Ross Morkem Memorial Scholarship will be presented to a member of the UNG men's basketball program alongside the Morkem family. 
 
Admission is free to the UNG men's basketball game.