Appalachian State Basketball Tip-Off Dinner Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:30 P.M

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APPALACHIAN STATE BASKETBALL TIP-OFF DINNER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 6:30 P.M. For more information, please contact: PLEMMONS STUDENT UNION Jason Allison BLUE RIDGE ROOM [email protected] COST - $100 PER PERSON 540-460-8131 or KIDS UNDER 12 - $25 Teresa Eggers [email protected] 828-262-2079 Ticket Includes: - Dinner - Remarks from guest speaker and App State alum Matt McMahon - Q&A with 2019-20 team - Q&A with head coach Dustin Kerns and 2019-20 coaching staff - Preview of upcoming 2019-20 season GUEST SPEAKER MATT MCMAHON - 2000 graduate of Appalachian State. Named head coach of Murray State prior to the 2015-16 - Played under head coach Buzz Peterson for four season. During that time: seasons. Was a member of App State team that appeared - Led the Racers to an 87-42 (.674) record, including two in 2000 NCAA Tournament appearances in the NCAA Tournament and a victory in the - Served as a graduate assistant at Tennessee for two Second Round over Marquette in 2019 seasons - Coached Murray State to a .831 winning percentage over - Worked as an assistant coach at App State from 2002- the last two seasons (6th in the nation) 10 - Lost just 11 combined games in the past two seasons, - Assistant coach at UNC Wilmington for the 2010-11 which is the third least in the NCAA during that span season - Led Murray State to a perfect 21-0 record in the Ohio - Assistant coach at Murray State from 2011-15, seeing Valley Conference (OVC) in February/March over the past the Racers post 104 victories and make two appearances two seasons in the NCAA Tournament during that time - Coached Jonathan Stark and Ja Morant to back-to-back OVC Player of the Year honors, OVC Tournament MVP honors and Murray State Male Athlete of the Year accolades - Coached Ja Morant to the #2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft after becoming the first player in NCAA history to average 20 points and 10 assists in a season - Set a CFSB Center attendance record in 2018-19, with 87,067 fans Appalachian State Tip-Off Dinner Name: Address: City: Zip: Phone: E-Mail: Graduate of App State: Class: Number attending: Children attending: PAYMENT INFORMATION Total amount enclosed: $ Make checks payable to: ASU Foundation Memo notation: ATH 92823/96823 Pay by credit card: (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Discover) Card #: Exp. Date: Signature.

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