SAN ANTONIO | Alabama A&M University women's basketball student-athletes Alisha Wilson, Darian Burgin, Lauryn Pendleton, Kalia Walker and Kourtney Rittenberry were selected to the first ever HBCU All-Stars Watch List for women's basketball. 

The HBCU All-Star game features the nation's top HBCU basketball players from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), CIAA, SIAC, along with Tennessee State, Hampton, and North Carolina A&T State Universities.  

The HBCU All-Star game will be a double-header played at Freeman Coliseum on Sunday, April 6, and will highlight the final 24 women and 24 men - in the fourth annual edition of the HBCU All-Star game- from the watch list. The women's game is slated to begin at 11 a.m. 

"The HBCU All-Stars Movement was founded through a GOD-driven vision in October 2019, after 17 successful years of coaching. The mission is to change the trajectory of our proud, prestigious, and tradition rich HBCUs. We are truly excited and blessed to show the world that HBCUs matter. We are grateful to bring these men and women HBCU AllStar Games to the great city of San Antonio during college basketball's biggest weekend," said Travis L. Williams, Founder and CEO of HBCU All-Stars LLC. 

HBCU All-Star Games have been hosted in New Orleans, Houston, and Phoenix with two back-to-back sell-out and standing room only crowds. The San Antonio games present another opportunity to showcase talented student-athletes and coaches on a global stage. "Hosting the first ever women's HBCU All-Star Game is special to us," Williams said. "It's long overdue that female athletes receive visibility, greater equality, and coverage. There are currently no active HBCU players represented on an NBA or WNBA roster, and we hope to change that narrative very soon." 

The HBCU All-Star games feature the best college seniors in the nation and starting this week, basketball legends and coaches who paved the way for them will be honored as well. These HBCU legends made their mark in this great game of basketball and reached the highest level of success in the NBA or professionally in their coaching careers. 

The HBCU All-Star Game Experience is a week-long festival that highlights prestigious HBCUs, black excellence and black culture. Events will kick off on Wednesday, April 2, and conclude the following Tuesday after the Championship game (April 8). The week of events may include but is not limited to an HBCU All-Stars College Admissions Fair, Community Fun Day, Tip-Off Welcome Reception, Awards Ceremony, and Social Justice & Civil Rights panel discussion. 
 

Go to www.hbcuallstargame.com and www.hbcuallstargameexperience.org to get on the ticket sign-up list and subscribe to the HBCU All-Stars game newsletter for up-to-date information. 

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