MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama State College, a proud HBCU, is about to tip off the 2025–26 basketball season with star energy. The college will host its first-ever Basketball Tip-Off Dinner on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, on the John Garrick Hardy Middle. Introduced by the Hornet NIL FUND, the occasion will characteristic two basketball legends: NBA icon Penny Hardaway and WNBA nice Cynthia Cooper.
A Celebration of HBCU Basketball
This particular night will highlight each the boys’s and girls’s packages. Attendees will hear season previews from:
Tony Madlock, Sr. – 2025 SWAC Champion and head males’s basketball coach
Johnetta Hayes – Newly appointed head ladies’s coach and two-time SWAC champion
The evening can even give followers an opportunity to attach with Hardaway and Cooper, whose careers within the NBA and WNBA have impressed generations.
Extra Than Only a Dinner
Dr. Jason Cable, Vice President and Director of Athletics, says the occasion is about greater than basketball:
“This occasion isn’t only a celebration of basketball—it’s an announcement of our dedication to student-athletes. Each contribution helps the NIL fund, serving to guarantee our student-athletes have the sources and alternatives they deserve, each on and off the courtroom.”
All proceeds will profit the Hornet Scholar-Athlete Basketball NIL Fund.
Early Chicken Tickets Accessible
The primary 100 tickets might be offered at a particular value of $150 from August 18 by means of August 31. Tickets are anticipated to promote rapidly.
Buy Hyperlink: Accessible by means of Alabama State Athletics (bamastatesports.com).
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Location: John Garrick Hardy Middle, Alabama State College
Introduced by: Hornet NIL FUND
For sponsorship alternatives or questions, contact Keith E. McCluney at 334-625-9849 or kmccluney@alasu.edu.
Having Penny Hardaway and Cynthia Cooper at an HBCU occasion sends a robust message. It celebrates the connection between traditionally Black schools, legendary athletes, and the following technology of student-athletes.
Followers will get pleasure from a night that blends NBA and WNBA star energy with the satisfaction of HBCU basketball.
