A number of HBCU basketball groups can have an opportunity to expertise Disney whereas competing towards one another this season.
The inaugural ESPN HBCU Hoops Invitational takes place Dec. 4-7 on the ESPN Vast World of Sports activities Advanced on the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The boys’s bracket will function Florida A&M, Tuskegee, Florida Memorial, and Barber-Scotia. The ladies’s bracket options Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, Edward Waters and Cheyney.
Additionally taking place through the invitational might be a university admissions honest and ongoing help with scholarships, educational assist and profession improvement alternatives.
“The HBCU Hoops Invitational is way over a basketball match—it’s a strong celebration of heritage, excellence and the limitless way forward for HBCU athletics,’’ stated HBCU Hoops World vp Haywoode Workman, a former level guard with the Indiana Pacers and a longtime NBA referee. “We’re constructing a legacy that extends properly past the court docket to open doorways to educational achievement, profession readiness, and monetary alternative for our scholar-athletes.”
Tickets for the HBCU Hoops Invitational are on sale now at www.hbcuhoops.org.
