Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton athletics department hosted Special Olympics basketball practice for the second consecutive Sunday to close out NCAA Division III Week.
 The Roos, who are in their final year of provisional membership with NCAA D-III, have partnered with the North Country Region Special Olympics over the last few years to put on events including time trials and the North Country Region Summer Games.
 
Members of the women's basketball and men's basketball teams welcomed approximately 30 people to the Roos House as the Special Olympics basketball teams worked on the fundamentals of the game in preparation for the summer games.
 
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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.