Welcome Banquet

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
Time: 7 pm
Location: To be determined.

The 2025 Welcome Banquet will be held at a location to be determined.

Our Keynote Speaker will be announced in 2025.

We're looking forward to visiting with you at the Welcome Banquet, an MBA family tradition!

Banquet Registration is open through the website on 12/1/24 and go through 4/26/25.

A welcome event to kick off the week is a long-standing tradition for the tournament and has been continued by the MBA since taking over responsibility for the tournament in 2009. The evening is one filled with renewing old friendships, food and fun.

The 2025 Welcome Banquet will be held at 

a place to be determined

 

Past Years Keynote Speakers:

2024 – Billy Thompson, World Champions LA Lakers and the Miami Heat.

2023 – Wali Jones, World Champion 76ers.

2022 – Ron Rothstein, Miami Heat

2021 – Moody McCarthy – Nationally known Comedian

2020 – Banquet Cancelled 

2019 – Geoff Huston – Ex-NBA Player

             Dan Klores – Playwright and Filmmaker

2018 – Robert Reid – Ex-NBA Player

2017 – Rick Pitino – Ex-NBA and College Coach

2016 – CAPT Greg McWherter-US Navy Retired Former Commander of the Blue Angels