Deion Sanders made a shock look on Saturday afternoon to soak up some HBCU basketball and see his daughter. Shelomi Sanders, the youngest youngster of the previous Jackson State coach, performs for Daybreak Thornton on the Alabama A&M girls’s basketball workforce.
“Shocked my Babygirl @shelomisanders yesterday at Alabama A&M! It was epic and so they gained. The HBCU ambiance was all that. Dr. Bryant thank u serving to me make yesterday occur for my child! Love all y’all that confirmed me love. God bless,” Sanders wrote on Instagram.
Shelomi is in her first season with Alabama A&M after transferring from Colorado final season the place she was on campus together with her father. Sanders started her profession at Jackson State earlier than leaving for Colorado when Deion Sanders accepted the job there.
Alabama A&M was at house in opposition to arch-rival Alabama State, the Woman Bulldogs gained 54-47. Sanders logged seven minutes within the recreation, lacking all three of her subject purpose makes an attempt however she managed a steal and one help. Sanders has scored 26 factors in 17 video games performed this season.
The daddy and daughter hugged alongside the sideline after the sport with Shelomi seeming to shed a tear as the 2 laughed and talked.
Deion Sanders has an attention-grabbing historical past with each of the Alabama primarily based HBCU applications. Jackson State famously left a pink scooter at midfield after defeating AAMU again in October 2021. The gag reward was a results of a forwards and backwards between Sanders after which coach Connell Maynor main as much as the sport. Sanders was additionally concerned within the notorious “bro hug shove” from Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson Jr. throughout his time at Jackson State after a win in Montgomery. However these rivalries have lengthy since handed and Saturday’s look was nicely obtained as a young second between Deion and Shelomi Sanders.
