Tip Off Luncheon
2025 Tip Off Luncheon | Date TBD | Baylor University's Hurd Welcome Center | 11:30 a.m.
For over 30 years, the Greater Waco Chamber has hosted luncheons to excite the community for upcoming sports seasons. Held annually in the fall, the Tip Off Sports Luncheon celebrates the start of basketball in Waco.
2025 Keynote Speaker: Stay Tuned For A Fun Announcement!
About the Tip Off Luncheon
This exciting event includes a preview of Baylor’s upcoming college basketball season from Baylor Bear head coach Scott Drew and the women's basketball head coach Nicki Collen. McLennan Community College women’s head coach and men’s head coach Kevin Gill also provide a preview to their upcoming seasons.
Prior year speakers have included Holly Rowe, ESPN Reporter and Play-by-Play Commentator, ESPN basketball analysts Fran Fraschilla and Carolyn Peck, Carroll Dawson (former GM Houston Rockets), Shelby Metcalf (former A&M Coach), Bobby Knight (former Texas Tech Head Coach), Van Chancellor (2004 Olympic Coach & former Houston Comets Coach), Leon Barmore/Kim Mulkey, and Marion Jones (former Olympic Gold Medalist track and WNBA player).
Speaker
This exciting event includes a preview of Baylor’s upcoming college basketball season from Baylor Bear head coach Scott Drew and the women's basketball head coach Nicki Collen. McLennan Community College women’s head coach and men’s head coach Kevin Gill also provide a preview to their upcoming seasons. Our keynote speaker is Coach Ken Carter.
Prior year speakers have included Holly Rowe, ESPN Reporter and Play-by-Play Commentator, ESPN basketball analysts Fran Fraschilla and Carolyn Peck, Carroll Dawson (former GM Houston Rockets), Shelby Metcalf (former A&M Coach), Bobby Knight (former Texas Tech Head Coach), Van Chancellor (2004 Olympic Coach & former Houston Comets Coach), Leon Barmore/Kim Mulkey, and Marion Jones (former Olympic Gold Medalist track and WNBA player).
The Frank Fallon Award
The Frank Fallon Award will be presented at the Greater Waco Chamber's Tip Off Luncheon. This award is presented annually to someone who has made a significant impact on basketball in McLennan County.
Nominees should demonstrate a tremendous positive impact on the basketball community at any level, but who also go beyond by volunteering their personal time to give back to the community.
Deadline for submission: 2025 Date will be announced soon!
About Frank Fallon:
A native of El Paso who grew up in San Antonio, Frank became known as "the Voice of the Baylor Bears." Fallon began his broadcasting career at age 18 at KITE in San Antonio. Following his graduation from Baylor in 1953, he joined Waco's KWTX station and worked there for 28 years. Frank was a play-by-play announcer for Baylor football and basketball for 42 years. He spent 20 years as the PA announcer for NCAA men's basketball Final Fours. He also performed television broadcasts for NBC and ESPN. A broadcast journalism instructor in his later years, Fallon received the Chris Schenkel Award, honoring lifetime excellence and community contributions. Fallon was the 2001 recipient of the Baylor Communications Award. Five times he was named the Texas Association of Broadcasters' "Sportscaster of the Year." Frank is in the Baylor Hall of Honor and the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.
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