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Inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational Coming to Walt Disney World Resort in December
The inaugural tournament will feature eight HBCU teams competing in single-elimination games and offer scholarships and career development programs for student-athletes.
- The first-ever HBCU Hoops Invitational is scheduled for December 4-7, 2025, at the State Farm Field House located within the sports venue at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
- HBCU Hoops Global, Inc. established the tournament to highlight men's and women's basketball teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities while providing ongoing support for their educational and professional development.
- The men's bracket features Florida A&M, Tuskegee, Florida Memorial, and Barber-Scotia, while the women's bracket includes Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, Edward Waters, and Cheyney competing in single-elimination games.
- Disney's Jorge Senior highlighted that the HBCU Hoops Invitational enhances their collection of top-tier youth and college sporting events, while also offering a fun, family-oriented experience and fostering a lasting legacy.
- The tournament aims to build a legacy beyond sports by opening doors to scholarships, academic assistance, college admissions fairs, and career development for HBCU scholar-athletes.
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Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, and Tuskegee universities are among the prominent programs participating in a new college basketball tournament Dec. 4-7 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex; Format involves four men’s teams and four women’s teams; Tickets on sale now at HBCUhoops.org. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla – Several marquee Black college basketball programs are taking part in the first-ever HBCU Hoops Invitational at Walt Disney World Res…
Inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational Coming to Walt Disney World Resort in December
Link to download photos, b-roll & interviews at DisneyExperiences.com Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton and Tuskegee universities among prominent programs participating in new college basketball tournament Dec. 4-7 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex; Format involves four men's teams and four women's teams; Tickets on sale now at HBCUhoops.org. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Several marquee Black college basketball pr…
Inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational Coming to Disney World in December
Disney World to Host Inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational This December, the inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational will bring several marquee Black college basketball programs to Walt Disney World Resort. The men’s tournament, running from December 4-7, will feature Florida A&M University, Tuskegee University, Florida Memorial University, and Barber-Scotia College. The women’s bracket will include Bethune-Cookman University, […]
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