The UConn basketball family reunion, otherwise known as the Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game, will return this August.

Some of Calhoun's best players from his Hall of Fame coaching career will participate in the event set for Friday, Aug. 10, at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

For the second straight time, a number of former UConn women's basketball stars also will play in the all-star game.

A complete list of participants isn't available, but players like Ray Allen, Kemba Walker, Shabazz Napier, Rudy Gay, Jeremy Lamb, Rip Hamilton, Caron Butler, Andre Drummond and Khalid El-Amin have made appearances in past years.

From the women's team, Svetlana Abrosimova and Nykesha Sales have made commitments.

"I'm excited about bringing many of the top men's and women's players from the Connecticut Basketball family together again this year," Calhoun said in a release. "It should be a tremendous evening as we all reconnect with these stars and I know they look forward to gathering together and playing in front of their long-time fans.

"As important, I'm so pleased that proceeds from the game will go to fight America's number one killer — heart disease."

Since 1999, the Mohegan Sun/Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic has raised more than $8 million for cardiology research and life-saving care at The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health.

Tickets, which range from $12 to $25, can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun box office, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 345-7000.