Paul Quinn Part of MLK Basketball Classic featuring Grambling & Prairie View

DALLAS, Texas - The Prairie View A&M Panthers will take on the Tigers of Grambling State University in an all around competition featuring both the Men’s and Women’s basketball teams in the Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Classic – 4 The Love of Basketball sponsored by Farmers Insurance Group, McDonald’s, United States Marines, Williams Chicken and ALWE.com. The classic will also feature a game between the Paul Quinn College Tigers Men’s basketball team taking on the University of St. Thomas Celts.

Monday, January 16, 2012 - Doors open at 1 p.m.
Paul Quinn College vs. University of St. Thomas – 2 p.m.
Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State University – Women 4:30 p.m. and Men 7 p.m.

“We are thankful to the Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Red River Athletic Conference for bringing great HBCU basketball to Dallas,” said Dallas Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins. “The games provide wholesome family entertainment for our community on a day when we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. throughout our city. The Classic is one of many ways we are working to showcase our city and provide economic development in Southern Dallas.”

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