Tune into ASPIRE TV for the Playback Game of the Week - The 1997 CAROLINA CLASSIC hosted by Doug Stewart & Rashan Ali featuring North Carolina Central University vs Winston Salem State University, Saturday October 25, 2014 1:30pm.
Go to
http://www.aspire.tv/shows/hbcu-sports for more information.
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NCCU & WSSU - DID YOU KNOW?
- NC Central alumni: Sam Jones, NBA Hall of Famer, second leading scorer in NCCU history (1,745 points) was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round. Jones was a 10-time NBA champion and 5-time NBA All-Star
- WSSU alum, Cleo Hill was the first CIAA (C-I-Double A) basketball player to drafted in the first round of the NBA.
- NCCU’s football team have been CIAA Champions eight times.
- NCCU is currently a member of the MEAC division
- WSSU’s 1967 were the first HBCU to win a NCAA Basketball Championship
- NCCU famous alumni: Singer Sunshine Anderson, Comedian Kim Coles, and Vogue editor-at-large, Andre Leon Talley
- WSSU famous alumni: Minister Louis Farrakhan and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith
- NCCU alum, Robert Massey was a 2nd round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints was a Pro Bowl selected cornerback. Massey is now the head coach of CIAA’s Shaw football program.
On October 25, 2014 at 1:30pm, tune in to view the game. Go to
http://www.aspire.tv/shows/hbcu-sports
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Friday, October 17th 2014 at 3:59PM
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