JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The United Athletic Conference (UAC) has announced the attendees for its inaugural Tipoff Event on September 24 at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas.
All 18 head coaches and 36 student-athletes will gather to celebrate the beginning of basketball season through unique local activations, creative content, and media availability. They will also meet with Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster from The Field of 68 along with Talia Goodman for one-on-one interviews.
All interviews with ESPN+ will air on Tuesday, October 27 beginning at 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT.
Media availability will begin Thursday morning. For media information, please contact Claire Johnson at claire.johnson@unisunsports.com
2026 United Athletic Conference Tip-Off Event Attendees
Abilene Christian
Men’s Basketball: Brette Tanner (Head Coach), Cade Hornecker, Yaniel Rivera
Women’s Basketball: Julie Goodenough (Head Coach), Payton Hull, Erin Woodson
Austin Peay
Men’s Basketball: Corey Gipson (Head Coach), Rashaud Marshall, Zyree Collins
Women’s Basketball: Brittany Young (Head Coach), Jim’Miyah Branton, Veronaye Charlton
Central Arkansas
Men’s Basketball: John Shulman (Head Coach), Cole McCormick, Ty Robinson
Women’s Basketball: Tony Kemper (Head Coach), Paris Santacaterina, Cheyanne Kemp
EKU
Men’s Basketball: A.W. Hamilton (Head Coach), Austin Ball, Shadrak Lasu
Women’s Basketball: Greg Todd (Head Coach), Liz Freihofer, Kenleigh Woods
Little Rock
Men’s Basketball: Travis Ford (Head Coach), Jah’Likai King, Aaron Clark
Women’s Basketball: Steve Wiedower (Head Coach), Talia Kemp, Senoj Jones
North Alabama
Men’s Basketball: Tony Pujol (Head Coach), Drey Carter, Mike Evbagharu
Women’s Basketball: Anna Nimz (Head Coach), Amy Kurkowski, Brynn Lusby
Tarleton State
Men’s Basketball: Eric Haut (Head Coach), Leroy Kelly IV, Caleb Blackwell
Women’s Basketball: Bill Brock (Head Coach), Caroline Lyles, Jovana Spasovski
UT Arlington
Men’s Basketball: KT Turner (Head Coach), Miles Goodman, Stoney Hadnot
Women’s Basketball: Shereka Wright (Head Coach), Amiyah Reynolds, Faith Carson
West Georgia
Men’s Basketball: Dave Moore (Head Coach), Chas Lewless, Kenneth Chime
Women’s Basketball: Joanna Reitz (Head Coach), Grace O’Gara, Sydne Tolbert
About the United Athletic Conference
The newly rebranded United Athletic Conference (UAC) is a competitive NCAA Division I conference sponsoring sixteen (16) sports and championships with nine (9) full member institutions including Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, Ark.), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Texas), and the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) with the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.) as an affiliate member in football.