{"id":2418,"date":"2021-09-24T09:47:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2021-09-24T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:47:37","slug":"chris-paul-will-host-inaugural-hbcu-basketball-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/chris-paul-will-host-inaugural-hbcu-basketball-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Paul Will Host Inaugural HBCU Basketball Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Paul has advocated for HBCU schools and universities over the last few seasons. He&#8217;s worn HBCU apparel and added HBCU messaging to his sneakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday he announced another building block to his foundation of HBCU support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Phoenix Suns guard will host the inaugural Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge on Nov. 28-29 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The inaugural Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge featuring Norfolk State, Morgan State, Hampton and Grambling will be Nov. 28-29 at Footprint Center, aired on ESPN Networks and hosted by Chris Paul.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Suns<\/a> will be back from 4-game road trip. Gila River Hotels &amp; Casinos will host teams. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JPh6vw5O8\">pic.twitter.com\/2JPh6vw5O8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuaneRankin\/status\/1441135790205980675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019m so excited for the chance to give these players the opportunity to experience something not usually available to HBCU student-athletes and compete on a national stage,\u201d said Paul in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The doubleheader features Norfolk State, Morgan State, Hampton, and Grambling State and it will be broadcast by ESPN networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is another major opportunity for HBCUs to showcase their programs to a national audience, something they lacked over the last few years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My time in college is something I\u2019ll never forget, and I hope these events give these players something they\u2019ll remember for the rest of their lives,&#8221; said Paul. &#8220;I sincerely appreciate the collaboration of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Phoenix Suns to bring this to life, and I can\u2019t thank the team over at Boost Mobile enough for their support of this event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will be operated by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, which positions it as part of the Hall of Fame\u2019s &#8220;series of collegiate events with the mission to continue to grow, celebrate, and promote the game at all levels.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"first-799377758\" class=\"first-content first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HBCU Challenge is the second HBCU basketball event Paul is organizing with these partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On November 22nd and 23rd, they will be sponsoring and hosting the <em>Chris Paul HBCU Tip-Off<\/em> at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. 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