laac tip off lunch

LA Athletic Club's Tip-Off Luncheon Set;
Pepperdine To Hold Reception--(Sept. 24, 2002)

What:	LAAC Annual Southern California College Basketball Tip Off Luncheon
Where:	Los Angeles Athletic Club
When:	October 10, 2002
Time:	Pepperdine Reception 11:00 a.m.
	Main Luncheon 12:00 noon.

The Annual Southern California Tip-Off Coaches' Luncheon will be held again this year at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The main event will begin at 12:00 noon and will take place in the main dining room. Coaches from all the Division I schools in the SoCal region (UCLA, USC, UCSB, CSUN, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, Pepperdine, Riverside, USD, San Diego State, UC Irvine, Cal Poly SLO, LMU....did we forget anyone?) will all attend, and this year, for you die-hard Pepperdine fans, you can get there an hour early and attend a special reception with Pepperdine's head coach Paul Westphal beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Westphal will be one of the featured speakers at the LAAC's annual Southern California College Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon scheduled for the same day in the club's Main Dining Room beginning at noon. The cost for the main luncheon, featuring each of the area's NCAA Division I head men's basketball coaches, is $30. The Westphal reception will be held in the LAAC Main Bar, a room adjacent to the Main Dining Room. It will be a "no-host" beverage event, which means that if you're going to start drinking before noon, you have to pay for it yourself. However, we've been informed that "light appetizers will be available."

We've also been asked to let all Pepperdine fans know that if they purchase a ticket to attend the luncheon, they get to attend the reception for free. Unfortunately though, unless you purchase a ticket to the luncheon, you can't enter the building, because the LAAC is a private club, and those are the rules. Of course, if you're a member, you can come and go as you please. But if you're just interested in purchasing a ticket for the luncheon and the reception, you can do so by contacting the LAAC in advance by calling 213-630-5252. For additional information about the luncheon, contact Sam Lagana, Pepperdine's Senior Athletics Advancement Officer, at 310-506-4454--who coincidentally also used to be employed by the Wooden Award folks who are also responsible for putting on the main luncheon as well as the terrific Wooden Award banquet in the spring. If you've never attended the Tip-Off Luncheon, we urge you to do so because it's well worth the couple of hours out of your day, and there's really nothing else like it.