ST. Louis, Missouri -- The basketball programs at Harris-Stowe State University and Lincoln University have teamed up for a special weekend of sports and activities.The two institutions will meet in the inaugural Show-Me State HBCU Basketball Classic, which will be held at Harris-Stowe’s Emerson Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 21. The doubleheader will begin with the women’s game at 2 p.m. and followed by the men’s game at 4 p.m.
he basketball games are just a small part of what will be a weekend full of activities on the Harris-Stowe campus. On Friday, Nov. 20, Harris-Stowe will be hosting its Senior Day from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. More than 800 students from 5 area high schools will be on campus for Senior Day. That same morning, the members of both basketball teams will be delivering food baskets to students at Griffith Elementary School and Koch Elementary School, which are part of the Ferguson-Florissant and Riverview Gardens School Districts, respectively.
“Harris-Stowe’s Athletics department is playing a critical role in the University’s revitalization and we are looking forward to an exciting weekend with the Lincoln University family,” said Jamaal Mayo, Harris-Stowe’s athletic director. “Athletic competition has always been a way to bring communities together and having Coach John Mosely and LU’s basketball program join us in our community outreach enhances the comradery between our universities.”
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