SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 10, 2018 – The San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) has teamed up with NCAA corporate partner, Northwestern Mutual, to tip off the Road to the Final Four® with a luncheon presenting top NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball coaches from around the state.
The Aug.29 Tip-off Luncheon, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Pearl Stable, 307 Pearl Parkway, will feature a panel discussion focusing on the upcoming college basketball season, past NCAA tournament experiences and the Final Four returning to San Antonio. Participants include:
- Scott Drew from Baylor University,
- Jamie Dixon from Texas Christian University,
- Kelvin Sampson from University of Houston
- Steve Henson from University of Texas at San Antonio,
- JoAn Scott, Managing Director of NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
The panel will be moderated by KENS 5 sports anchor, Joe Reinagel.
A limited number of individual tickets and tables are available for purchase at FinalFourSanAntonio.com/tip-off.
Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the 2018 NCAA Final Four community legacy initiatives, including San Antonio Sports’ i play! afterschool program, which recently added basketball through a partnership with Northwestern Mutual. Each child in the program will receive a special jersey, basketball and tickets to attend the Final Four Fan Fest with their family.
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Contacts:
Mary Ullmann Japhet
San Antonio Sports
210-820-2123
Carolyn Wheat
San Antonio Sports
210-820-2119
Amanda Lee
Northwestern Mutual
amandalee@northwesternmutual.com
414-665-3375
About 2018 San Antonio Local Organizing Committee:
The San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC), which is a partnership between the City of San Antonio, San Antonio Sports, UTSA and Visit San Antonio, has a strong history of hosting successful NCAA Championships that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for the San Antonio economy, including three previous Men’s Final Fours (1998, 2004, 2008), two Women’s Final Fours (2002, 2010), two Women’s Division I Volleyball Championships (2005, 2011) and several regional basketball tournaments.
About Northwestern Mutual
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