Alumni, employees, students and fans are invited to take part in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s 2015-2016 Basketball season with a Tip-Off Lunch sponsored by TherapySouth, the UAB National Alumni Society and the Student Alumni Society.
The Tip-Off Lunch is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the UAB National Alumni Society House, 1301 10th Ave. South. Guests can enjoy free food from Dreamland Bar-B-Que, limited to the first 900 attendees. The first 600 students will receive free T-shirts.
The upbeat atmosphere will include the UAB Spirit Squad, Pep Band and inspiring speeches from coaches Jerod Haase and Randy Norton at noon.
The UAB Men’s Basketball team is coming off a season in which they claimed their first ever C-USA Tournament championship. The Blazers are picked to win a conference championship again this season.
The Blazers Women’s team went 18-13 last season, including an 11-7 record in C-USA, the best finish for the program since 2006-2007.
Both teams will tip their regular seasons off against Auburn on Friday, Nov. 13. For more information visit UAB Athletics at www.uabsports.com.