SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Norfolk State men's basketball team landed six student-athletes on the HBCU All-Star Game Watch List, released by HBCU All Stars LLC earlier this week.
 
A talented group of veterans represented the Spartans on the watch list: guards Christian Ings, Jaylani Darden, Brian Moore Jr., and Sin'Cere McMahon, as well as forwards Kuluel Mading and Tyrel Bladen.
 
The HBCU All-Star Game features the nation's top HBCU basketball players from the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, SIAC, as well as Tennessee State Hampton and North Carolina A&T State Universities. The event featured a double-header played at the Freeman Coliseum on Sunday, April 6, 2025, highlighting the final 24 men and 24 women from the watch list.
 
The men's game will start at 1 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. ET. The event will kick off Wednesday, April 2 with a full week of events including, but not limited to an HBCU All-Stars College Admissions Fair, Community Fun Day, Tip-Off Welcome Reception, Awards Ceremony, and Social Justice & Civil Rights panel discussion.
 
With six student-athletes featured, Norfolk State landed the most players on the watch list of any school this season.
 
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