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Morgan, Howard Meet in First NBA HBCU Classic

The Morgan Bears met the Howard Bison for the first-ever NBA HBCU Classic basketball game, held this past February in Cleveland, Ohio, during the National Basketball Association’s 2022 All-Star Weekend. The Bison prevailed, 68-66, in the game, which, nonetheless, represented a big win for Morgan and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Classic, presented by AT&T and broadcast live on TNT and ESPN2, was part of the NBA’s ongoing commitment to HBCUs, featuring new programs designed to create greater opportunity for students and alumni, encourage economic advancement and further celebrate the rich traditions of the Black institutions. During the All-Star Weekend, more than $1 million was contributed to support the HBCU community through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and academic institutions. In addition, HBCUs were showcased through unique content, storytelling and special performances.

Thanks to the Morgan State University Alumni Association Executive Board, Vanessa Grey of Morgan’s Office of Alumni Relations and Lydell Sargeant, Sr., of the MSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for facilitating bus travel and admission to the HBCU Classic for Morganites. Those who rode the bus got an extra treat, the Clorox Rising Stars game on Friday night. Thanks also to Chicago Alumni Chapter President Ebony Johnson and members of her chapter, and MSU Midwest Regional Admissions Officer Ciara Evans, who partnered with President Laura Williams of the Cleveland Council of Black Colleges Alumni Association to raise Morgan’s profile at the game.

Bears Basketball Great Hired as Assistant Coach at Loyola Morgan State University women’s basketball great Corin (“Tiny”) Adams, ’10 and ’19, has been hired as an Assistant Coach of the men’s basketball team at Loyola University Maryland, in Baltimore. Adams is one of only two current female assistant coaches in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. She had been the video coordinator for Morgan’s men’s basketball program since 2017 before taking her current post at Loyola.

Adams was honored with the Morgan State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021 and received the award this past March during the MEAC Basketball Championships in Norfolk, Virginia. The awards presentation had been postponed for a year because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Adams compiled a stellar athletic record at MSU: she holds the Bears’ record for career points. Named the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year, she was a three-time all-MEAC First Team honoree, MEAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and a member of the MEAC All-Rookie and All-Tournament teams in 2007. Adams earned two degrees at Morgan: a Bachelor of Science in physical education and a Master of Arts in journalism.

Following her stint as a player at Morgan, Adams excelled in professional basketball overseas, playing in Puerto Rico, Portugal, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Sweden and the Czech Republic. An author and an athlete, Adams has penned a book titled, “Tiny Setbacks, Major Comebacks: From Brooklyn to Europe.”