Central State hosts the Theresa A. Check Tip-Off Classic this weekend

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State women's basketball team will embark on another season of Lady Marauder basketball this weekend when the school hosts the four-team Theresa A. Check Tip-Off Classic.

THERESA A. CHECK CLASSIC SCHEDULE

Game 1 - Saturday, Nov. 11
Ohio Valley vs. Indiana University-East
Result:
Indiana University - East - 91
Ohio Valley - 54

Game 2 - Saturday, Nov. 11
Salem vs. Central State
Tip-Off: 4:30 pm
Result:
Salem - 75
Central State - 69


Game 3 - Sunday, Nov. 12
Indiana University-East vs. Salem
Tip-Off: 2 pm
Result:
Salem - 69
IU-East - 74

Game 4 - Sunday, Nov. 12
Ohio Valley vs. Central State
Tip-Off: 4:30 pm
Result:
Ohio Valley - 70
Central State - 98


ABOUT COACH THERESA CHECK
Theresa Check, a legendary athletic administrator and women's basketball coach in Southwest Ohio, made a reputation for herself as the women's basketball coach at Alter High School and as head coach and athletic director at Central State University and Cincinnati State Community College.

After playing three years at Adelphi and one at Central State, Check began her coaching career with the girls' basketball team at Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio. In seven seasons, Check won 122 games and advanced to the regional final on two occasions.

After Alter, Check spent the next seventeen seasons developing the Central State women's program into a perennial NAIA powerhouse. During Check's tenure at CSU, the Lady Marauders won 407 games and lost 175 — a .699 winning percentage. CSU made thirteen consecutive appearances in the NAIA Division I national tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen once and the Elite Eight twice.

In 2001, Check resigned as Central State's head women's basketball coach to focus all her efforts on being the director of athletics. Becoming the full-time AD, Check was successful in re-establishing the Central State football program. In addition to football, Check added men's and women's tennis along with volleyball. She also directed CSU to NCAA Division II status in 2004, a critical step in opening future opportunities for the athletic program.

In 2008, Check accepted the role of AD and head women's basketball coach at Cincinnati State Community College. As coach, Check compiled a 64-23 record in three seasons, leading the Surge to a pair of Ohio Community College Athletic Conference championships and one appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament. She relinquished her coaching responsibilities following the 2010-11 season, once again focusing on directing the department before retiring the next year. During Check's tenure as Cincinnati State's athletic director, teams made five NJCAA national tournament appearances in men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer and men's golf.

Check has been enshrined into a school or organization's Hall of Fame on seven occasions. She is a member of the Central State University Hall of Fame, Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, NAIA Hall of Fame, Cedarville High School's (OH) Hall of Fame, Alter High School's Hall of Fame, the Greene County (OH) Women's Hall of Fame and Cincinnati State's Hall of Fame.