{"id":30835,"date":"2016-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-alumni-association-invites-fans-to-frisco-elite-eight-kickoff-event\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:58:16","slug":"tarleton-alumni-association-invites-fans-to-frisco-elite-eight-kickoff-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-alumni-association-invites-fans-to-frisco-elite-eight-kickoff-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Alumni Association invites fans to Frisco Elite Eight kickoff event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Go Texans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 21, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u2014The Tarleton State University Alumni Association (TAA) and Tarleton State University invite former students and Texan basketball fans to an Elite Eight kickoff event prior to the team\u2019s NCAA Division II quarterfinal contest against Augustana University, Wednesday, March 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton alumni and basketball fans are welcome to join the TAA and university representatives from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center, 7600 John Q. Hammons Drive, in Frisco, Texas. The event takes place in one of the hotel\u2019s ballrooms, conveniently located across the street from Dr Pepper Arena where the Texans tip off at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs at Embassy Suites in Frisco will direct Tarleton fans to the TAA Elite Eight kickoff event. The event includes free appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages for guests, as well as a cash bar. There will be drawings for giveaways, temporary Tarleton spirit tattoos and opportunities to join the university\u2019s alumni association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tarleton Texans, this year\u2019s NCAA South Central Region Champion, along with Head Coach Lonn Reisman, will greet fans ahead of their second-straight Elite Eight appearance in Wednesday\u2019s evening game against the Augustana Vikings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans are encouraged to wear Tarleton Purple and show their support for the Texans throughout the Elite Eight tournament in Frisco, and help pack Dr Pepper Arena for  an exciting game atmosphere during the first-ever NCAA Division II national tournament in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the Tarleton Alumni Association on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/tarletonalumni<\/a> for additional details and possible future Elite Eight spirit events if the Texans continue their quest toward a NCAA National Championship, March 23-26 in Frisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complete NCAA Elite Eight information, including tournament brackets and ticket info, and other updates is available online at www.tarleton.edu\/texanstakefrisco<\/a> and at www.tarletonsports.com<\/a>, the home of Tarleton Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the TAA Elite Eight kickoff event or to join the Tarleton Alumni Association, call 254-968-9682 or email jevans@tarleton.edu<\/a>. For information on the alumni association, visit http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ORG\/alumniassociation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact: Jessica Evans \u2013 Director of Alumni Engagement
254-968-9682
jevans@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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