7:00 PM
Event Information
The purpose of the Howard University Homecoming Celebrity Basketball
Game is to boost student morale and overall participation in the
Homecoming festivities. The basketball game will provide an
opportunity for well-known student leaders and celebrities to
participate in a friendly, yet competitive game of basketball whilst
raising awareness about some pertinent issue plaguing the
African-American community. Sponsors will be able to advertise their
companies and organizations through commercials on the screens and
jumbotrons as well as distribute promotional materials at the event.
Celebrity Participants have included John Salley, Candace Parker,
Chico Benymon, Keke Palmer, Keith Robinson, Lance Gross, Pooch Hall,
Wesley Jonathan, Omarion, Essence Atkins, Melyssa Ford, and And 1
Street Ballers.