HBCU Basketball: Michael B. Jordan's HBCU Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic To Be Televised On TNT Sports
The Third Annual Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic will be broadcast by TNT Sports at 1 PM ET on Saturday, Feb. 3.
Four HBCU men's basketball teams will compete at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The matchups are Grambling State University vs. Jackson State University and Hampton University vs. Howard University.
The third annual Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic – a celebration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) highlighting basketball and culture – will air a men’s college basketball showcase featuring Grambling State University vs. Jackson State University and Hampton University vs. Howard University live on TNT and the B/R Sports Add-On on Max on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1 PM ET.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will be making its debut at the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic. The event will feature a match between the Grambling State and Jackson State Tigers at 1 PM ET, followed by the Hampton Pirates and Howard Bison at 4 PM. The games will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Michael Grady will provide the play-by-play for the doubleheader with Grant Hill as the analyst and Stephanie Ready as the reporter. Taylor Rooks will host pre-game, halftime, and post-game coverage with Renee Montgomery, Isiah Thomas, and other special guests.
The Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, created by actor, producer and Newark native Michael B. Jordan, WME Sports (the sports division of WME, an Endeavor company), Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, and Scout Sports and Entertainment, a division of Horizon Media and TNT Sports, will feature an immersive day highlighting the HBCU experience on and off the court.
As part of the celebration, each participating HBCU will bring its respective band – the Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band, the Jackson State University Sonic Boom of the South, the Hampton University Marching Force and the Howard University Showtime Marching Band – for a series of musical performances in between matchups. Actor and HBCU graduate Terrence J will emcee the performances.
The inaugural event in 2021 featured Delaware State University vs. North Carolina Central University and Howard University vs. North Carolina A&T State University with North Carolina Central and Howard winning, respectively. Last season, Morgan State University defeated Delaware State University and Norfolk State University triumphed over Hampton.
Toyota and the U.S. Army are proud supporting partners of the third annual Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic.