App State Men's Basketball will host its annual Tip-Off Dinner on Friday, October 3. Guests will hear from players and coaching staff about offseason preparation and what to look forward to for the 2025-26 season!

National championship-winning coach Tubby Smith will headline the night’s festivities as the keynote speaker. Smith was a head coach for 31 years at the Division I level, making stops at Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Memphis and High Point. He was named the Coach of the Year in three different conferences (SEC three times, Missouri Valley twice and Big 12 once), while also being named the National Coach of the Year three times (2003, 2005 and 2016).