HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class
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Posted By: S. Moore on April 24, 2023 *The HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame board of directors announced its inaugural class of 12 inductees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The inaugural class is made up of HBCU basketball royalty. The founder of the HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame, LaMont “ShowBoat” Robinson a former HBCU player at Central State University, said this has been long overdue to honor the HBCU basketball history both from a standpoint of an annual induction ceremony and a world-class facility. Many great players and coaches and teams from HBCUs have been forgotten and have never gotten their RESPECT, are the media coverage it deserves. Robinson went on to say he hopes that the Black College Basketball Hall of Fame will bring that much-needed recognition for the players and coaches past, present, and in the future because everyone is not going to be inducted into the NCBHoFF or the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Robinson added that he and his staff have contacted Historically Black Colleges and Universities to offer this one-of-kind project to come to HBCU cities as well as to host the annual induction ceremony every year in the month of February to help celebrate Black History Month. 2023 HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame Inaugural Class: Dick Barnett – Player – Tennessee State College John Chaney- Player – Bethune Cookman University Clarence “Big House” Gaines – Coach – Winston Salem State Cleo Hill – Player – Winston Salem State University Sam Jones – Player – North Carolina Central University Pee Wee Kirkland – Player – Norfolk State University Yolanda Laney – Player – Cheyney State University Earl Lloyd – Player – West Virginia State University John McClendon – Coach – Tennessee State College Earl “The Pearl” Monroe – Player – Winston Salem State Willis Reed – Player – Gambling State University Vivian Stringer – Coach – Cheyney State University SOURCE EurWeb If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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