BATON ROUGE — Former Tiger basketball player Ralph Jukkola (1966-69) will be the guest for the first Tipoff Luncheon of 2017 with LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones Monday at the L’Auberge Hotel and Casino Baton Rouge.
The monthly gatherings for good food and basketball conversations are open to the public and presented by Hub International.
Jukkola, played two seasons with Pete Maravich and played three years for Coach Press Maravich at LSU. He was the team leader in field goal percentage in 1968, the team leader in rebounds in 1967 and 1968 and is one of 27 players to have grabbed 600 or more rebounds in their LSU careers.
Coach Jones will also review the latest about his team and answer questions from the media and audience on hand.
The L’Auberge Hotel and Casino Baton Rouge is located off Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge and the event will be held at the Bon Temps Buffet. The Buffet is available at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at 12:10 p.m. The all-you-can-eat buffet charge is $14.95 a person. The buffet is located on the ground floor of the hotel in the casino area.
To get to the L’Auberge Hotel and Casino Baton Rouge from the LSU area, follow LA-30 N./Nicholson Drive. Turn Left onto L’Auberge Crossing Drive and follow the signs to L’Auberge Baton Rouge.