Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND THE PASSION, TRADITION, AND HERITAGE OF AMATEUR BASKETBALL AND HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXCELLED AND POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE GAME BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.
THE ATLANTA TIP OFF CLUB ADMINISTERS THE NAISMITH AWARDS AND ANNUALLY HONORS THE TOP NATIONAL PLAYERS, COACHES, OFFICIALS, AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR BASKETBALL EXCELLENCE. WINNERS ARE DETERMINED THROUGH SEPARATE VOTING ACADEMIES. PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS ARE RECOGNIZED DURING THE NCAA FINAL FOUR, WHILE COACHES ARE HONORED AT THE NCAA FINAL FOUR OR ON THEIR COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB FINISHED THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR IN TERRIFIC SHAPE, HAVING CELEBRATED ANOTHER TREMENDOUS BASKETBALL SEASON, WHILE SEE GROWTH IN REVENUE AND ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE AGAIN, WE THRIVED IN SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVATION, GENERATING TREMENDOUS IMPRESSIONS FOR OUR BRAND AND OUR CONNECTIVITY TO SPONSORS. CITIZEN WATCH, THE TITLE SPONSOR OF THE COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD, PRESENTED CUSTOM COMMEMORATIVE WATCHES TO FORMER WINNERS DURING COLLEGE AND NBA GAMES, AND DURING BIG EVENTS. WERNER LADDER, TITLE SPONSOR OF THE COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD, EMBARKED ON A 10-CITY TOUR TO PROMOTE THE WERNER LADDER NAISMITH TROPHY. WE VISITED COLLEGE ARENAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, ALLOWING FANS TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THE ICONIC TROPHY. THE NAISMITH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY BONA ROUNDED OUT OUR NATIONAL IN-SEASON AWARDS. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREW TO 31 MEMBERS, AND PROVIDED SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE HAWKS-NAISMITH TIPOFF CLASSIC AND HOLIDAY CLASSIC EACH FEATURED 12 TOTAL BOYS AND GIRLS GAMES (24 TEAMS) A 50% INCREASE IN TEAM PARTICIPATION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR 10 OF THE 14 NAISMITH AWARDS AND THE TOP 4 ATLANTA AWARDS HAVE CORPORATE SPONSORS 199,000 TOTAL FAN VOTES THE FINAL FOUR WEEKEND INCLUDED A VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO ALLOW OUR NAISMITH AWARD FINALISTS TO SPEND TIME WITH ILL CHILDREN. IT WAS A REMARKABLY POWERFUL TIME FOR THE CHILDREN, PLAYERS AND OUR STAFF. IN ADDITION, WE HAD: HIGHEST DINNER ATTENDEES HIGHEST BRUNCH ATTENDEES THE NINTH ANNUAL NAISMITH AWARDS INVITATIONAL CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE REVENUE GENERATOR, AS WELL AS A BRAND BUILDER, FOR THE ORGANIZATION. WE FEATURED BASKETBALL CELEBRITIES, ICONS, FORMER NAISMITH AWARD WINNERS, ETC. TO PLAY ALONGSIDE OUR KEY TOURNAMENT SPONSORS. NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS: CITIZEN NAISMITH TROPHY MEN'S COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR ZION WILLIAMSON, DUKE UNIVERSITY CITIZEN NAISMITH TROPHY WOMEN'S COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR MEGAN GUSTAFSON, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA WERNER LADDER NAISMITH MEN'S COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR RICK BARNES, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WERNER LADDER NAISMITH WOMEN'S COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR LISA BLUDER, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA NAISMITH MEN'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY BONA MATISSE THYBULLE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON NAISMITH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY BONA KRISTINE ANIGWE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA NAISMITH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR ISAIAH STEWART, LA LUMIERE, LA PORTE, IN NAISMITH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HALEY JONES, ARCHBISHOP MITTY HS, SAN JOSE, CA NAISMITH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR MIKE THOMPSON, MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL, POWDER SPRINGS, GA NAISMITH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR OCHIEL SWABY, COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, MIAMI, FL NAISMITH OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO MEN'S BASKETBALL VERNE LUNDQUIST NAISMITH OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAROL CALLAN NAISMITH MEN'S COLLEGE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR BOBBY DIBLER NAISMITH WOMEN'S COLLEGE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR BARBARA JO SMITH THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF PRESENTING AWARDS TO TOP PERFORMERS WHO ACHIEVE SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT AND HELP BASKETBALL CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE NATION. GEORGIA AND METRO ATLANTA AWARDS WINNERS: GEORGIA MEN'S COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOOKIE BROWN, GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY GEORGIA WOMEN'S COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR CALIYA ROBINSON, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WHACK HYDER MEN'S COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR RON HUNTER, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY WHACK HYDER WOMEN'S COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR SUSIE GARDNER, MERCER UNIVERSITY CREMINS BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR MIKE THOMPSON, MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL CREMINS GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR TIM SLATER, LANIE HIGH SCHOOL MR. GEORGIA BASKETBALL SHARIFE COOPER, MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL MISS GEORGIA BASKETBALL DEASIA MERRILL, VILLA RICA HIGH SCHOOL GARLAND F. PINHOLSTER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR EDDIE JOHNSON, TERRELL HIGH SCHOOL GARLAND F. PINHOLSTER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR NICHOLE DIXON, HOLY INNOCENTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL METRO ATLANTA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR ANTHONY EDWARDS, HOLY SPIRIT PREP METRO ATLANTA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR ANAYA BOYD, LOVEJOY HIGH SCHOOL JACKIE BRADFORD ALL-METRO BOYS TEAM (30 PLAYERS) JACKIE BRADFORD ALL-METRO GIRLS TEAM (30 PLAYERS)
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eric Oberman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $224,512 |
| Chris Spatola | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Owen Shull | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Reynolds | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Rathbun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Preisinger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Keri Potts | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hania Poole | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rodney Moses | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Lee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Horowitz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kasia Horner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Hope | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thom Hering | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bo Heiner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Harreld | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Graham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Givens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Gardella | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Devron Edwards | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jw Cannon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Bass | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Barrett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Babul | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Antonelli | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Adamovich | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rodney Moses | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Traci Messier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Mcghee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Goheen | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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