IRVINE, Calif. -- The eighth annual Scott Brooks Golf Invitational will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Resort at Pelican Hill.

Once again, an online auction will accompany the golf, but this year, the bidding begins now.

The online auction, which can be found at www.ucirvinesports.com/auction, features a variety of items highlighted by:

>A Rawlings bat autographed by Los Angeles Dodgers, Justin Turner. Turner was a 2017 MLB All-Star and MVP of the NL Championship Series.

>An Aaron Donald autographed 20x20 framed photo. The Los Angeles Rams tackle is the second highest paid defensive player in the NFL.

>Strawberry Farms golf package and Anteater golf gear. Strawberry Farms was the site of the 2018 Big West Women's Golf Championship.

>Four Premium tickets to a regular season Ducks hockey game at the Honda Center. It's the 25^th anniversary of the Ducks.

>Keston Hiura autographed baseball. Hiura was drafted in the first round (#9 overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2017 and is currently playing for the Double A-Biloxi Shuckers. Huira played in the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game during MLB All-Star Week and is the No. 1 prospect in the Brewers organization and No. 26 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball as ranked by the MLB. He had the game-winning hit and six RBIs over the weekend to send the Shuckers to the Southern League Championship Series.

Anyone can bid on all of the great auction items with just a click from your mobile device. UCI has partnered with Auction and Event Solutions to provide a platform that makes bidding easy.. Other features include text message notifications if you're outbid on an item, the ability to view the most popular packages and when the auction is about to close. For those not at the event, you can sign up and bid all from your mobile device.

Continue to check back until Tuesday as more items may be added. 

SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE
All proceeds from the tournament directly benefit UC Irvine's 18 NCAA Division I sport programs and 350+ student-athletes.
 
UCI student-athletes participate in the tournament every year, greeting players on every hole of the course as well as at the post-round dinner and auction.

In 2017-18, UCI had three teams make NCAA appearances, won two Big West Championships and captured one regular season title. The Anteaters had 11 All-Americans, three Conference Players of the Year, five Conference Newcomers of the Year and three Coaches of the Year.

Over the past 7 years, the tournament has raised over a half million dollars for UCI student-athlete scholarships and support.

BROOKS FILE
Brooks enters his ninth season as a NBA head coach and the third at the helm of the Washington Wizards.

As a player, he was an NBA Champion with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and was named NBA Head Coach Of The Year in 2010. The former guard has been the head coach of the All-Star Game twice.

Brooks played in 56 career games at UCI from 1985-87 and currently ranks sixth in steals (123) and 10^th in three-pointers made (142) all-time.

The guard poured in 43 points in the opening night of the Bren Events Center on Jan. 8, 1987, the second most points scored by an Anteater player.

BIG PERSONALITIES
Brooks is no stranger to coaching big NBA talent and this year will be no different as the Wizards acquired Dwight Howard. The 6-11, 265 pound Howard joins the Wizards, who lost to the Toronto Raptors in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals a year ago.

RIVER RUNS THRU
Brooks will be coaching Austin Rivers this season, brother of men's basketball player Spencer Rivers.