ATLANTA, Georgia -- The field is set for the HBCU Tip-Off Championship, which will be held Nov. 8-11 at Philips Arena.Four teams from Division I and four teams from Division II, including Morehouse, will participate in the inaugural event.
From Division I, Norfolk State, which went 21-12 overall and 16-0 in the MEAC last year, will be joined by a pair of teams from the SWAC, Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Texas Southern was 17-14 overall, 16-2 in the conference last year. Arkansas-Pine Bluff was 16-14, 15-3 in the conference. Wisconsin-Green Bay, which is not a historically black college or university, rounds out the Division I field. They went 18-16, 10-6 in the Horizon League last year.
In addition to Morehouse on the Division II side are CIAA teams Virginia Union and Johnson C. Smith, and the SIAC’s Tuskegee.
“We are very excited to announce the field of teams for the inaugural HBCU Tip-Off,” organizer Kevin Clayton said. “We anticipate great excitement and fierce competition.”
Tickets will go on sale Aug. 26. The tournament website is hbcutipoff.com.
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