The CW Network today announced it will be the exclusive broadcast home of the 4th Annual Men’s HBCU All-Star Basketball Game. The elite college basketball showcase, featuring the nation’s most dynamic and talented men’s basketball players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), will air live on Sunday, April 6 (1:00-3:00pm ET) from the historic Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
“We are honored to partner with HBCU All-Stars to bring this year’s Men’s HBCU All-Star Basketball Game to The CW,” said Mike Perman, Senior Vice President of Sports, The CW Network. “This annual event shines a spotlight on the top HBCU student-athletes, and we look forward to showcasing their stories alongside a thrilling game.”
Said Travis L. Williams, CEO and Founder, HBCU All-Stars LLC: “What a truly GOD-driven vision through the HBCU All-Star Game Experience and HBCU All-Stars Movement. We have this outstanding television broadcast partnership with The CW that will continue showing the world HBCUs matter during college basketball’s biggest weekend in the great city of San Antonio at the legendary Freeman Coliseum. We will keep providing exposure, access, recognition, opportunities, resources, and results for our proud, prestigious, and tradition rich HBCUs, hardworking, talented, ambitious, very deserving students, student-athletes, and brilliant coaches across the country and globally around the world.”
The HBCU All-Star Game was created to honor the rich legacy of HBCUs and to celebrate the remarkable contributions of HBCU student-athletes and coaches in college basketball. Participating athletes will represent all four historically Black athletic conferences—the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association—in addition to student-athletes from Tennessee State University, Hampton University, and North Carolina A&T State University. The HBCU All-Star Game is designed to promote educational excellence, sportsmanship, and community empowerment.
To learn more about the HBCU All-Star Game and its ancillary events and tickets, please visit www.hbcuallstargame.com and www.hbcuallstargameexperience.org.
(This post was taken from a Nexstar press release)
