by Carter Sanderson | Apr 12, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
March Madness may be over, but because of Ty Osman II, the ball has not stopped bouncing just yet. March 2013 marked the first of what will now be the annual Ty Osman II 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, and the time has come around again to host the second annual games. This is an event to honor a young man who lost his life in a car accident in 2012. Ty Osman II is a former Harding student and member of Woodmont Hills Church of Christ, and to honor Ty and his family, Woodmont has invited everyone, both students and adults, to gather in fun competition on Saturday, April 12, in Allen Arena starting at 8 a.m. Ty’s father, Ty Osman, expressed his appreciation for the event. “It’s really an honor to us,” Ty Osman said. “We didn’t put it together, but someone put it together for us because they knew he loved basketball.” The event is free of charge, and all the donations will go to benefit Donate Life Tennessee. Several lives have been impacted since the passing of Osman, as he was an organ donor, and seven people are now using his organs. To encourage others to become donors, the Ty2 Foundation is hosting this second annual tournament to help the legacy of Ty live on. Ty Osman II was a basketball player himself, and his father, family and friends wanted to have a memory that would not only celebrate his life, but bring joy to the lives of those celebrating. “You know, we don’t want everyone to to sit around having a cry fest because...
by Cory Woodroof | Mar 9, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Early Saturday morning, a large crowd of people, ranging everywhere from young students to adults, gathered to compete in a fun competition that raised money for a cause that honors a fallen friend. The first annual Ty Osman II 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament invited those from around the community to compete, but to also remember the memory of Ty Osman Jr., a former Harding student and member of the Woodmont Hills congregation. Last March, Osman lost his life in a tragic car accident. According to Woodmont Hills Family of God youth minister David Sessions, Saturday’s tournament was held to remember Osman in a way that he would have enjoyed. “As the youth minister at Woodmont Hills, I started thinking about a while ago how would be ways we were going to process this anniversary,” Sessions said. “The character of our youth group is a group that likes to have fun, and Ty liked to have fun, too. “So, we wanted an event that would allow us process the anniversary in a fun way, but in a way that we could still honor him because he really loved basketball, too.” The event was free of charge, and donations were accepted to benefit Donate Life Tennessee, the Tennessee Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Osman was an organ donor at the time of his passing, and currently, seven individuals throughout the United States are using his organs. The Ty2 Foundation sponsored the event, which is a nonprofit set up by Osman’s family that benefits fellow charity organizations, with dotatelifetn.org being one of their largest benefactors, according to Sessions. 42 teams arrived...
