Fans can get their first look at the 2014-2015 Missouri Western men’s and women’s basketball teams on Thursday, October 30 at 7:00 PM as the 11th Annual Griffon Basketball Tip-Off Party will take place in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

The night’s festivities will begin with the traditional basketball game pitting the MWSU Faculty against members of the local media.  Then, the Western men’s and women’s basketball teams will be introduced followed by addresses from both Rob Edmisson and Brett Weiberg on the outlook of this years teams.

Both teams will showcase their skills with a short scrimmage followed by a slam dunk contest by the men’s team while the women will compete in a three point shootout.

Admission to the event is free with the first 500 fans in attendance receiving free t-shirts, pizza & refreshments.

Missouri Western students will also be highly involved in the event competing in various contests for gift cards, cash prizes and book scholarships with the grand finale of the evening featuring one lucky student having the opportunity to make a half-court shot for $10,000.

Exhibition play opens up for both teams in early November.  On Saturday, November 8 the Griffon men travel to take on Oklahoma State at 2 PM while the Western women will head to Columbia to take on Missouri on Tuesday, November 11 at 7 PM.

The regular season gets underway for the Missouri Western women the following weekend as they compete in the Quincy Tip-Off Tournament November 14-15 while the Griffon men open the season in the 23rd Annual Hillyard Tip-Off Classic in the fieldhouse on November 21-22.

— MWSU Sports Information —