MARSHALL, Minn. - Southwest Minnesota State University will be hosting the 14th annual "It's a Slam Dunk – Don't Drive Drunk" this Friday night when the Mustang men's and women's basketball teams host Minot State University with the men's game at 5:30 following by the women's game at 7:30.
 
The "It's A Slam Dunk, Don't Drive Drunk" campaign, which started in 2013, commemorates Drake Bigler, the five-month-old son of SMSU head men's basketball coach Brad Bigler, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2012.
 
Throughout the months of January and February, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) members will be engaging their campus communities through various platforms to raise awareness about drunk driving and to encourage others to not drive impaired.
 
SMSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) members will be collecting signatures from fans pledging not to drive drunk. SAAC, the Marshall Police department, and the Lyon County Sheriff's department will have tables at the front entrance of the R/A Facility with information and activities.
 
SMSU SAAC members are encouraging fans to pledge not to drive drunk via its Twitter page at @SMSUSAAC.
 
SMSU and the NSIC encourages fans to support this effort and to always drive responsibly.