A man in a suit and tie.

Bill F. Tipps

Categories: Class of 2016
  • Served as a member of the USA Women’s Basketball Games committee
  • Member of Staff Selection Sub-Committee of USA Basketball (1988-1996)
  • Chairman of AAU Girls Basketball (1979-1991)
  • Tournament director for 75 AAU Girls Basketball National Tournaments and assisted in at least 40 other AAU National Tournaments
  • Tournament director for Southeastern and Tennessee AAU Girls Basketball Tournaments
  • Volunteered with AAU Girls Basketball for 36 years
  • Inducted into the AAU Volunteer Hall of Fame (2001)
  • President’s National Leadership Award honoree (1987)
  • Received multiple awards including the Sears Award (1984), the Cartwright Award (1981), and the Spark Plug Award (1957)
  • The bookstore at Motlow College was named in his honor (1989)
  • Served on the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors
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