Tickets On Sale for HBCU Classic, Feb. 13, at NBA All-Star Game

The NBA announced today that the 2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T featuring the Hampton University Pirates and North Carolina A&T Aggies men’s basketball teams will take place on Friday, Feb. 13, during NBA All-Star 2026 in Los Angeles.  

Fans can snag a special offer on your NBA HBCU Classic Tickets for a limited time. Tickets are 50% off now through this weekend for the game against the Aggies in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. PST on Friday, February 13.

Click here to access this deal, which is only available through Monday, Sept. 15, at 11:59 p.m.

The nationally televised contest will be held at the Kia Forum, one of the world’s top entertainment and sports arenas and former home to the Los Angeles Lakers. Coastal Athletic Association Commissioner Joe D’Antonio and Hampton Director of Athletics Anthony Henderson will join North Carolina A&T’s own head men’s basketball coach, Monté Ross, and Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III to announce the sale just before halftime tonight at the A&T-Hampton football game, which begins at 7 p.m. at Truist Stadium.

This will be the fourth consecutive year for the nationally televised HBCU Classic, and it’s rapidly becoming an annual tradition at the NBA All Star Game. NBA legends, celebrities and basketball fans come from across the nation to enjoy an action-packed weekend.

Aggie men’s basketball season starts Nov. 4 with a contest on the road against the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.