The Prudential Center host the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic

The New York Tri-State area has historically been a beacon of college basketball and that tradition will continue on January 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Some of the top women’s basketball teams will compete in the event.

UCLA will face Baylor and Texas will take on Maryland with the tip-off for the opening game at 3:00 p.m. The event will be broadcast nationally on FOX. As of AmNews press time, UCLA was the top-rated team in the country with Texas ranked No. 5, Maryland No. 8. Baylor was unranked but still formidable at 12-3.

The Coretta Scott King Classic (CSKC) is a venture created by FOX Sports, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, and Playfly Sports, partnering with the King Center, founded by Coretta Scott King and today run by Dr. Bernice A. King, the daughter of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King.

Following the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s. assassination on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, relentless efforts by ardent supporters culminated in then U.S. President Ronald Reagan signing bill H.R. 3706 on November 2, 1983, making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. It was first observed January 20, 1986.



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