The Big Orange TipOff Club mission statement is to develop, promote, and
advance the interests of all University of Tennessee basketball fans by
providing a forum for both educational and entertainment value to all members;
and to provide for the enhancement of collegiate basketball relations amongst
the Volunteer community.
Weekly Meetings at Calhoun’s on the River
2008 Season Speakers |
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| Wednesday, January 9th - Pat Summitt, Head Coach of the 7-Time National Champions of Women's Basketball, the Tennessee Lady Vols | Wednesday, February 6th - Joe Dean, Jr. - SEC Basketball TV Analyst, Former Mississippi State Academic All-SEC Basketball Player & Kentucky National Champion Assistant Basketball Coach |
| Wednesday, January 16th - Bob Kesling & Bert Bertelkamp, Voices of the Men's Basketball Vols, UT's Radio Vol Network Broadcasting Team | Wednesday, February 13th - Tamika Catchings - 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist, 1998 Lady Vol National Champion, 2-Time Women's National Player of the Year, 4-Time All-American, & WNBA All-Star |
| Thursday, January 24th - Bruce Pearl, Head Coach of the Nationally-Ranked Tennessee Volunteers | Wednesday, February 20th - Steve Ray - Former UT Volunteer Forward on the 1979 & 1982 SEC Championship Teams |
| Wednesday, January 30th - Dale Brown, Former Hall of Fame Head Coach of the LSU Bengal Tigers for a Quarter Century, Winningest Coach in LSU History, Twice Coached in the NCAA Final Four | Saturday Night , March 1st: 2008 Evening Gala Dinner on the Eve of the Retirement of Ernie Grunfeld's Jersey at the UT-UK Game on Sunday, March 2 |
Meeting photos available
to view and purchase at www.meganellisphotography.com click
on the "TN LOGIN" link and the password is simply "tipoff". |
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Member Count: 326 and Growing!
For more information on how you can help the Big Orange TipOff Club Click here or contact a Committee member:
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Lloyd Richardson |  |
Larry Smith |
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Charlie Morgan |  |
Barry Smith |
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Mike Turner |  |
Christy Gentry |
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Mark Hancock |  |
Justin Cazana |
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Jim Darlington |  |
Kelly Pesterfield |
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2008 Big Orange Tipoff Club Board of Directors with Former LSU Men's Head Basketball Coach Dale Brown, the featured speaker at our Wednesday, January 30, 2008, luncheon meeting at Calhoun's on the River Downtown. From Left to Right, Media & Public Relations Director John Mark Hancock, Charles W. Morgan, Lloyd B. Richardson, Michael J. Turner, Coach Brown, Kelly Pesterfield, Treasurer Barry J. Smith, Christy Gentry Gabriel, Historian R. Larry Smith, & James Darlington - Photo By Bud Fields, Knoxville, Official Photographer of the Big Orange Tipoff Club |
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| Members of the Big Orange Tipoff Club Steering Committee with
Former Georgia Head Basketball Coach Hugh Durham and Former Tennessee
Head Basketball Coach Don DeVoe, after DeVoe introduced Durham as
the featured speaker at our January 23, 2007, luncheon meeting at
Calhoun's on the River. From Left to Right, Charles W. Morgan, Barry
J. Smith, Hilary Phillips, J. Mark Hancock, Coach Durham, Coach DeVoe,
Michael J. Turner, Lloyd B. Richardson, & R. Larry Smith. - Photo
By Megan Ellis of Megan Ellis Photography, Knoxville, Official Photographer
of the Big Orange Tipoff Club |
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| Tennessee Head Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl at the Big Orange Tipoff Club on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, just prior to Tennessee's big nationally-televised win over the LSU Tigers - From Left to Right, Big Orange Tipoff Club Steering Committee Members Barry Smith, Christy Gentry, Coach Pearl, Mark Hancock, Hilary Phillips, Lloyd Richardson, Larry Smith, and Charles Morgan - Photo Courtesy of meganellisphotography.com |
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| Former UT & NBA Star Tom Boerwinkle Featured Speaker on Tennessee-Kentucky Gameday at the Big Orange Tipoff Club, on Tuesday, February, 13, 2007, Just Prior to the 89-85 victory by the Volunteers over the Wildcats - From Left to Right, Big Orange Tipoff Club Steering Committee Members John Mark Hancock, Charles Morgan, Larry Smith, Boerwinkle (a true 7-footer, as you can see), Lloyd Richardson, Christy Gentry, and Barry Smith - Photo by Megan Ellis |