SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference will host its 2014 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tip-Off at the Lioncrest facility on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., Wednesday (Oct. 15). All 18 head coaches from 10 SoCon schools will be in attendance.

Each coaches group will hold its annual meeting and will meet with select members of the media to preview the 2014-15 season. All the men’s and women’s basketball coaches will be on hand for a reception with members of the Asheville local organizing committee and key dignitaries prior to the tip-off luncheon at noon. Fans can watch live interviews with each head coach on the SoCon Digital Network.

The 2014-15 season begins Nov. 14 as all 10 Southern Conference men’s programs will take the floor, while six women’s programs will begin the season that day.

The 2015 Southern Conference basketball tournament is set for March 5-9 in Asheville at Kimmel Arena and the U.S. Cellular Center.

SoCon Digital Network Schedule - 
Men’s Basketball Coaches – 10:00 a.m. - Watch Here
10:00 – John Iamarino, SoCon Commissioner
10:10 – Chuck Driesell, The Citadel
10:18 – Murry Bartow, ETSU
10:26 – Niko Medved, Furman
10:34 – Wes Miller, UNCG
10:42 – Scott Padgett, Samford
10:50 – Will Wade, Chattanooga
10:58 – Duggar Baucom, VMI
11:06 – Larry Hunter, Western Carolina
11:14 – Mike Young, Wofford
11:22 – Bob Hoffman, Mercer