Birmingham Tip Off Club

PHOTO ALBUM:

Richard Hendrix - March 16, 2026 - Photos: Alan Stabler

We hope you will make plans to join us for the Greater Birmingham Tip Off Club's final meeting of our 2025-2026 Season on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Harbert Center as we welcome College Basketball Analyst at the SEC Network and ESPN, Richard Hendrix.

Richard Hendrix is one of the rising stars among college basketball analysts. He's worked over 40 games this season for ESPN and the SEC Network, and he'll have much to discuss at our meeting which will take place on the day after the conclusion of the SEC Tournament, the American Athletic Conference Championship Game at Legacy Arena, and Selection Sunday, and just one day prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament. You'll recall that Hendrix was a McDoanld's All-American at Athens High School and an All-SEC forward at Alabama before playing professionally around the globe for 13 seasons.

This will be a great opportunity to bring guests as well, and we look forward to seeing you on the 16th. We'll follow our usual routine with the buffet line opening at 11:15 followed by the meeting from 12:00 to 1:00.

Photos taken by Alan Stabler: Martin Newton and Charles McClelland - Feb. 23, 2026

We hope you will make plans to join us for the Greater Birmingham Tip Off Club's next meeting on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Harbert Center as we welcome the return of our NCAA Men's Basketball Committee Panel.

Immediate Past Committee Chair Charles McClelland (SWAC Commissioner), and Vice-Chair Martin Newton (Samford Athletic Director) will participate on a panel moderated by Kevin Scarbinsky, and you will not want to miss it.

This will be a great opportunity to bring guests as well, and we look forward to seeing you on the 23rd. We'll follow our usual routine with the buffet line opening at 11:15 followed by the meeting from 12:00 to 1:00.

Our next club meeting is Monday February 23, 2026!

A few of our members enjoyed the Squadron game last night!

We hope you will make plans to join us for the Greater Birmingham Tip Off Club's next meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Harbert Center as we welcome Andy Kennedy, UAB Men's Basketball Head Coach.

Andy Kennedy, named UAB’s seventh men’s basketball head coach in March 2020, returned to his alma mater as the program’s second-leading scorer all time. Entering his sixth season in 2025–26, he owns a 391–219 career head coaching record and is a two-time SEC Coach of the Year and the winningest coach in Ole Miss history. Kennedy is under contract through the 2027–28 season.

At UAB, he has led the Blazers to four straight conference championship appearances, back-to-back American Conference title games, and an NIT quarterfinal run in 2024–25. Over the last five seasons, Kennedy has 125 wins, tied for 11th most in the NCAA, including a program-record five consecutive 22-plus win seasons. His recent teams have also produced top individual honors, including AAC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference recognition for Yaxel Lendeborg.

We'll follow our usual routine with the buffet line opening at 11:15, followed by the meeting from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M.

Album: Steven Pearl - February, 2, 2026
Photos by Alan Stabler

All Birmingham Tip-Off Club Members and Guests
are invited to attend the
Birmingham Tip-Off Club's
Night with the Squadron on
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Legacy Arena.

5:30 P.M. VIP Pre-Game Warm-Ups (Enter at Gate A2)
6:00 P.M. Enter Arena Club for Dinner, Coach Talk, and Cash Bar
7:00 P.M. Tip-Off vs. Rip City Remix (Premium Seating)
9:20 P.M. Post-Game Photo on the Court

Tickets:
$34.68 Members & Guests

Your ticket includes a Buffet Dinner, Coach Talk,
Cash Bar Access and Premium Seating.

Purchase your tickets HERE by Monday, February 9, 2026

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We hope you will make plans to join us for the Greater Birmingham Tip Off Club's next meeting on Monday, February 2, 2026, at the Harbert Center as we welcome Steven Pearl, Auburn University Men's Basketball Head Coach.

Steven Pearl was named Auburn’s 22nd head men’s basketball coach on Sept. 22, 2025 and is in his 12th season with the program. An integral part of the best era of men’s basketball at Auburn, Pearl has helped the program win five SEC Championships over the last eight years including two Final Four runs in 2019 and 2025 as an assistant coach and associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the last two seasons.

Named one of the 50 most impactful high-major assistant coaches in NCAA Division I basketball by Silver Waves Media the last two years, Pearl has helped Auburn to six NCAA Tournament appearances, while producing four NBA Draft first-round picks in Chuma Okeke, Isaac Okoro, Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler and second-round pick Johni Broome.

This past season, Pearl helped Auburn to a historic season that saw the Tigers win the SEC Championship and make the program’s second Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments and were ranked No. 1 for a school-record eight consecutive weeks. Auburn won a school-record 32 games with the most difficult schedule in the country, notching 16 wins over Quad 1 opponents.

We'll follow our usual routine with the buffet line opening at 11:15, followed by the meeting from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M.