Saints Basketball to Hold Inaugural Tip Off Dinner

LIBERAL, Kan. – The Seward County men’s basketball team will hold their inaugural Saints Tip-Off Dinner at the Lyddon Aero Hanger located at the Liberal Airport on Friday, November 10.  The event will feature a speech given by legendary Hall of Fame coach, Bob Knight.

The event will allow fans to meet the 2017 Saints basketball team for the first time, through player introductions and highlight videos. Head Coach Jason Sautter will speak to the crowd at the event as well.

To go along with a formal, buffet-style dinner, will be a silent and live auction. The live auction will feature memorabilia and tickets from local NBA, MLB and NFL teams, as well as signed memorabilia from Coach Knight.

Bob Knight, former head coach for Indiana University and Texas Tech University, is a four-time National Coach of the Year. He retired with 902 career wins in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, the most all-time at the time of his retirement.

There will be two levels of experiences for this event – the All-American Experience and All-Region Experience.  The All-American Experience will include eight seats and dinner at a table, a table and headline sponsor, two season tickets, a player and/or coach seated at the table, and a social with Coach Knight.

The All-Region Experience will include four seats and dinner at a table, a table sponsor, a player and/or coach seated at the table, and a social with Coach Knight. The All-American Experience will cost $1,000, while the All-Region Experience will cost $500.

The Event will begin at 6 p.m. with a social with Coach Knight and the silent auction, followed by the program and dinner at 6:45 p.m. To register for the event, please visit Alumni.SCCC.Edu and click Inaugural Saints Tip-Off Dinner, or call Head Coach Jason Sautter at 620-417-1557.