San Francisco– Arizona State and the Pac-12 conference have formed a partnership with the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) that will feature an annual home-and-home series between the member schools. The women's team will host Grambling state on Nov. 11 as the Men's team will travel to Texas Southern on Nov. 13. Read below for more information on the partership with HBCU's and the SWAC.
Background:
The Pac-12 and Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) Conferences formed a basketball educational and scheduling partnership that will feature a first-of-its-kind annual home-and-home series between member institutions.
The men's and women's basketball partnership is aimed at creating both a forum for competition, as well as promotion and education around issues of anti-racism and social justice.