How to watch the 2026 NBA HBCU Classic: TV and stream info, time, format, preview

February 11, 2026 College Basketball

On the first day of NBA All-Star Weekend, the fifth annual HBCU Classic will cap a busy Friday night with Hampton University and North Carolina A&T meeting at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.

Conference rivals in the Coastal Athletic Association, this will be the first appearance in the HBCU Classic for Hampton (5-6 CAA, 11-13 overall) and North Carolina A&T (2-9, 9-13).

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This will be the teams’ second meeting this season. On Jan. 19, Hampton rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit for an 82-61 victory as junior guard Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt scored a game-high 24 points off the bench for the Pirates.

The Aggies are trying to avoid their fifth consecutive losing season. Redshirt freshman forward Lewis Walker leads North Carolina A&T with 19.2 points per game.

NBC and Peacock will have coverage of the Castrol Rising Stars Championship on Friday, the State Farm 3-Point Contest, the Kia Shooting Stars and the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday and the Stripes vs. World All-Star Game on Sunday.

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More details below on the 2026 HBCU Classic, including how to watch the game:

When is the 2026 NBA HBCU Classic? How to watch, date, start time

Where: Kia Forum in Inglewood, California

TV, streaming: ESPN2, ESPN App, NCAA men’s basketball streaming hub

What is the 2026 NBA HBCU Classic?

This will be the fifth edition of the game, which highlights the NBA’s commitment to increasing support and awareness for athletics and advancing educational, career and economic opportunities in partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The NBA HBCU Classic started with the 2022 All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.

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A majority of the HBCUs were founded during the latter half of the 1800s with an…


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