Stephon Marbury and national casual apparel retailer Steve & Barry's

announced they are donating a free pair of Starbury One high

performance basketball sneakers to every varsity high school boys

basketball player in New York City.

The donation of 3,000 pairs of Starbury Ones is part of a new

agreement that makes the Starbury brand a Partner of the Public

Schools Athletic League (PSAL). The PSAL directs all athletic

competition among the 193 public high schools in the five boroughs.

One hundred seventy five (175) of those schools participate in

varsity boys basketball and approximately 15 players on every

team will receive a pair of Starbury One sneakers. Each box of

sneakers shipped to the high schools includes a DVD containing a

special message from Stephon Marbury.

The Starbury One is part of the Starbury Collection of clothes

and footwear launched by Stephon and Steve & Barry's this

summer. Retailing for just $14.98 and delivering the same quality

as the most expensive basketball sneakers marketed by other top

brands, the Starbury One was created as the result of Stephon's

 vision to eliminate the incredible pressure kids and parents feel to

spend top dollar on the latest clothes and sneakers.

To Stephon and Steve & Barry's, the Movement the Starbury

Collection has sparked is also about taking responsibility for one's

actions, working hard to get what you want from life, and treating

others as you wish to be treated. Recognizing the PSAL as

instrumental in his development in becoming an NBA star for the

New York Knicks, the donation of Starbury One sneakers is

Stephon's way of saying "thanks" to an organization that still

means very much to him.Stephon played in the PSAL while

growing up in Coney Island and attending Lincoln High School.

As a senior, he averaged more than 28 points and 9 assists per

game while leading his team to the 1995 PSAL championship.

"The PSAL helped me get to where I am today and I am real

excited to be able to supply free sneakers to all of these kids,"

Marbury said. "I hope it inspires them to become better players,

and even more important better men."

"We are very proud of Stephon Marbury's accomplishments on

and off the court," said Donald Douglas, Executive Director of

the PSAL. "Our PSAL basketball players will benefit greatly

from Steve & Barry's generous gift of Stephon's Starbury Ones

basketball sneaker and we are very appreciative of their support.

We look forward to future endeavors that bring Stephon,

Steve & Barry's, and the PSAL together for the benefit of

our student-athletes."