MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama State College will host its inaugural Basketball Tip-Off Dinner on Oct. 14 on the John Garrick Hardy Middle.
The occasion will function NBA legend and Memphis head coach Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway and WNBA Corridor of Famer Cynthia Cooper as visitor audio system.
Hardaway and Cooper convey Corridor of Fame credentials
Hardaway, a four-time NBA All-Star, starred with the Orlando Magic within the Nineteen Nineties earlier than shifting into teaching, the place he has led Memphis to a number of postseason appearances.
Cooper is a two-time WNBA champion with the Houston Comets, a four-time Finals MVP, and an Olympic gold medalist. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2010.
Alabama State coaches and NIL focus
Alabama State males’s coach Tony Madlock Sr., who guided the Hornets to the 2024 SWAC championship, and newly employed girls’s coach Johnetta Hayes, a two-time SWAC champion, may even converse.
“We’re thrilled to host the inaugural Basketball Tip-Off occasion, bringing collectively legends like Penny Hardaway and Cynthia Cooper to help a trigger that’s reworking the way forward for school athletics,” mentioned Jason Cable, vice chairman and director of athletics. “This occasion isn’t only a celebration of basketball — it’s a robust assertion of our dedication to student-athletes. Each contribution will help the Hornet NIL Fund, which helps guarantee our student-athletes have the assets and alternatives they deserve, each on and off the courtroom.”
Tickets go on sale Aug. 18. An early-bird fee of $150 will probably be obtainable via Aug. 31 for the primary 100 purchases. Proceeds will profit the Hornet NIL Fund, which helps Alabama State student-athletes via title, picture, and likeness alternatives.
