Local junior high and high school students will have the chance to see Hoop Dreams star Arthur Agee, Jr. and compete for an autographed basketball and a free Hoop Dreams video when he visits the area later this week.

LaShare Edwards, assistant corporate support manager for WSIU-TV 8, said Agee is coming to Southern Illinois to promote the national television premier of Hoop Dreams on Public Broadcasting System Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. on channel 8.

Edwards said junior high and high school students can register and see Agee at area Wal-Marts on Oct. 28 to participate in a basketball shoot-out tournament to win Hoop Dreams videos and autographed basketballs.

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Edwards said Agee will also be at a reception in Studio A of the Communications Building on Oct. 27 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. All students are welcome.

Itinerary of Agee’s visit:At 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 27, Agee will talk at an all-school assembly in the Carbondale Lincoln Middle School gymnasium, 501 S. Washington St.

At 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Agee will be in Studio A of the Communications Building.

On Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Agee will meet participate in a public basketball free throw shoot-out competition at the Marion Wal-Mart, 2705 Walton Way. Contestants pay $2 per person.

On Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Agee will participate in a public free throw shoot-out competition at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1450 Main St., Carbondale. Contestants pay $2 per person.