NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 17, 2022 – Before Morgan State and Howard square off on the hardwood on Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio – on national television – the two schools will square off on the virtual hardwood Friday evening in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Esports Community NBA2K showcase.
 
The showcase will tip off at 7 p.m., live on the MEAC Esports Twitch channel.
 
The NBA2K showcase will be in advance of Saturday’s festivities surrounding the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio. On Saturday, Howard and Morgan State will play in the NBA HBCU Classic, presented by AT&T, in the Wolstein Center at 2 p.m., and the game will be simulcast on TNT, ESPN2 and NBA TV.
 
As part of the NBA and AT&T's respective ongoing commitments to HBCUs, they will donate $100,000 to each school's athletic department, totaling $200,000, to support their student-athletes with resources including academics, wellness and more.  
 
Howard and Morgan State have been the class of the MEAC Esports Community thus far; in the inaugural season in fall 2021, Howard won the championship in Call of Duty: Cold War and Rocket League, with Morgan State finishing as runner-up, and the Bears won Splitgate. Howard’s Spiras won the MEAC title in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
 
For more information on the MEAC Esports Community, visit the official site at www.themeacesports.com.
 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51^st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.