​ASHLAND — The voice every college basketball fan knows and loves is coming to Ashland.Legendary college basketball coach and current ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla will be the keynote speaker for the Ashland University men’s basketball fundraising event at Mount Vernon Estates on Thursday, Oct. 29.’A Night with Fran Fraschilla’ is presented by the Mount Vernon Estate and will start with a VIP Cocktail Hour at 6 p.m., where special ticket holders can meet Frachilla and other special guests before the event officially kicks off at 7 p.m. with cocktails, silent raffles, tip boards, a dinner and a meet and greet with the Ashland University men’s basketball team.POWER POLL: One week left until Jake Furr’s Football Power Poll champions crownedTickets are available now and can be reserved through Monday, Oct. 26. VIP tables are on sale for $1,000 and include seven guests per table. $100 individual tickets are also available. Both can be purchased here.Last year, the Eagles brought in Ohio basketball legend Clark Kellogg.“Clark was outstanding,” Ashland University Men’s Basketball Coach John Ellenwood said. “Great speaker, great message and such a great personality. I was really happy that the people around here got a great night with a guy who is an Ohio guy and it was great for our players to interact with someone who is so successful in life.”In the second year of the event, the AU men’s basketball program raised enough money to cover operational costs for the entire season and even into the following year. It has allowed them to plan things well in advance.“It is a sizable amount of money for us as a basketball program,” Ellenwood said. “It is our big fundraiser. We do some great things with that with much of it centered around travel. We can go overseas, go on our Florida trip and this year, we will be going to Puerto Rico. Next year, we will go overseas as a team.”The funds allow the Eagles to go on trips that allow them to practice together as a team for a short amount of time over the summer while giving them a headstart in building team chemistry with activities like paintballing and team bonding trips to Lake Erie. The funds also help purchase nicer gear for the players, which is always a plus for college kids.“He is an unreal personality,” Ellenwood said. “He is an energetic person and is going to be one of the best speakers we have had in this event. He is a great basketball mind and while people may not recognize him by face, any college basketball fan knows him by voice. His work during March Madness as a color commentator is unmatched.”Fraschilla’s current role is with ESPN as a college basketball commentator, but he has a deep background in coaching at the college level. He spent 23 years on the sidelines and went 176-99 during his career. In 1994-95, he was the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year when he led the Manhattan College program.Later, he was the head coach at St.