In a season of superlatives, CU Boulder will have one more opportunity to celebrate being in the center of the sports world, as Deion 鈥淐oach Prime鈥� Sanders as been named 2023 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in recognition of his tremendous impact on CU Boulder, the community听and on college athletics in general.
Sanders will accept听the award at a free star-studded public event at the CU Events Center on Dec. 6 beginning at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the award, the night will also include the world premiere of 鈥淐oach Prime鈥� season two, the hit docuseries from Amazon Prime Video. The docuseries, which does not become available to the public until Dec. 7, provides an inside look at the program and showcases CU Boulder.听
If you go
Who: Open to the public
What:听Sports Illustrated听Sportsperson of the Year Award and 鈥淐oach Prime鈥澨齱orld听premiere
When: 7:30 p.m.,听Wednesday, Dec. 6
Where: CU Events Center
Activities include:听听
- Official presentation of the Sportsperson of Year Award, with the Sports Illustrated magazine cover featuring Coach Prime surrounded by CU students
- Coach Prime-themed giveaways
- A chance to win a free pair of Coach Prime Blenders sunglasses听
- Watch the first two episodes of 鈥淐oach Prime鈥� on the CU Events Center big screen
Tickets are first come, first served.
