By Forward Times Newswire via PVAMU Athletics
Forward Times
Reprinted – by Texas Metro News
https://www.forwardtimes.com/
Prairie View A&M University is proud to announce that five basketball athletes have been named to the prestigious HBCU All-Stars Watch List. This year marks the fourth annual men’s watch list and the first ever women’s watch list. This list features the nation’s top collegiate basketball players in SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, SIAC, and many other HBCU institutions.
For the women’s team, Nia Jordan stands out as the sole Lady Panther to be named to the list. Four men’s players have been honored to be on the watch list, including Jordan Tillmon, Solomon Oraegbu, Tanahj Pettway, and Zaakir Sawyer.
These talented athletes have been recognized for their outstanding performances in their college career. Selected players from the watch list will have the opportunity to showcase their skills at the HBCU All-Star Games. This special event is scheduled to take place at Freeman Coliseum on Sunday, April 6, 2025, featuring a double-header format.
The HBCU All-Star Games highlight the top college seniors from across the nation, offering a platform to display their prowess in a high-profile setting. The inclusion of Prairie View A&M’s athletes in this list not only honors their individual talents but also brings prestige to the university’s basketball programs. As the games approach, the Prairie View community and fans nationwide are eagerly anticipating seeing their Panthers in action, representing the spirit and excellence of HBCU sports.
ABOUT HBCU ALL-STARS, LLC
HBCU All-Stars, LLC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and was founded in 2019 with the mission to advocate, educate, expose, mentor, and invest in hardworking, talented, ambitious, and very deserving students, student-athletes and brilliant coaches at distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Along with its mission, in April 2022, 2023, 2024 the company also launched three prestigious HBCU All-Star Games and ancillary experiences and events surrounding the historical endeavor in New Orleans, Houston, and Phoenix. Also, in November 2022, 2023, and 2024, HBCU All-Stars LLC founded ATL Has Something to Say HBCU All-Stars Challenge at Morehouse College and Georgia State University featuring some of the best teams from the four premier Black college conferences: MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, SIAC. In July 2024, HBCU All-Stars took an international tour to Paris during the Olympics year with 10 HBCU All-Star alums from the 2022, 2023, and 2024 HBCU All-Star Games.
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