RUSTON – The Bulldog and Lady Techster programs announced Wednesday the Tip-Off Dinner, an event to kickoff the 2024-25 basketball seasons that will be held on Oct. 24 from 6-8 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court.
 
Individual tickets for the 2025 Tip-Off Dinner are $35 each for presale buyers with the walk-up ticket price being $45 (if inventory remains).  Tables seating a party of eight start at $350 with the option of reducing your party size to allow student-athletes or coaches to join you. 
 
There will also be one table available to sit with Bulldog head coach Talvin Hester and one table to join Lady Techster head coach Brooke Stoehr.  These tables are $750 each. 
 
The evening will include a formal program, dinner with a cash bar, silent auction, raffles, and more.  Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the silent auction and reception ending at 7 p.m.  Dinner, along with the formal program, will begin promptly at 7 p.m.  Hester and Stoehr will introduce their players and staff along with providing insight into the upcoming 2024-25 season.
 
The fundraising event will serve as an opportunity to meet the 2024-25 basketball teams and catch up on all things Louisiana Tech Athletics.  To purchase tables or tickets for the 2025 Tip-Off Dinner, go to LATechSports.com/TipOffDinner.