The Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, a college basketball showcase featuring historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), announced its return next year to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The showcase created by actor Michael B. Jordan will be held on Feb. 4, 2023. The HBCU men’s college basketball showcase will feature Morgan State University versus Delaware State University and Norfolk State University versus Hampton University competing in a doubleheader airing on TNT.
JUST ANNOUNCED: The @legacyclassic returns to Prudential Center Saturday, February 4, 2023. It’s @MorganStMBB vs. @dsumbb and @NSUSpartans vs. @Hampton_MBB for the 2nd annual HBCU invitational. Tickets on sale Friday.
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— Prudential Center (@PruCenter) August 24, 2022
The upcoming Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic will feature an immersive cultural experience highlighting aspects of HBCU life, including a band showcase, a live musical performance and career opportunities. Another ancillary programming will be announced in the coming weeks ahead of the event.
Invesco QQQ ETF, the “Official ETF of the NCAA,” will continue its multiyear partnership and commitment to the HBCU community and collegiate athletics as the event’s founding and title sponsor. As part of its support for the basketball showcase, Invesco QQQ will also showcase its financial education platform, Invesco QQQ’s How Not to Suck at Money, the “Official Financial Education Program of the NCAA.”
Tickets start at $20 plus applicable service fees and go on sale to the general public Friday, at 10 a.m. ET.
For more information, go to Prucenter.com, Ticketmaster and the Prudential Center’s Box Office.