Master P groups with Shaquille O’Neal for charity basketball scrimmage to fund new UNO Jumbotron alternative after Hurricane Katrina harm.

Master P rallied the New Orleans group Saturday for a charity basketball scrimmage on the University of New Orleans, aiming to boost funds for a brand new Jumbotron to interchange tools misplaced throughout Hurricane Katrina.

The Hip-Hop mogul, who has served as UNO’s President of Basketball Operations since February 2025, partnered with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal to prepare the exhibition sport.

The matchup featured UNO’s basketball workforce in opposition to Sacramento State University, which incorporates Shaq’s son on the roster.

Master P has reworked his function from music business titan to collegiate basketball government.

The New Orleans native performed collegiately at each the University of Houston and Merritt College in Oakland, California, the place he earned a enterprise diploma earlier than launching his leisure empire.

“This is gonna be our first game. Our first test. We are just going to keep getting better and better from here. When we put that New Orleans on our jersey. We are representing the city of New Orleans. We can compete with anyone, but we still need more help. I am encouraging businesses to come out. Step up and come out with us,” Master P told WDSU.

The charity scrimmage represents Master P’s broader imaginative and prescient to revitalize UNO’s basketball program.

Since accepting his place as President of Basketball Operations, he has labored to recruit expertise and construct partnerships with high-profile figures in sports activities and leisure.

The university’s Jumbotron was among the casualties of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, leaving the athletic program with out this important piece of kit for almost twenty years.

Master P’s fundraising efforts intention to modernize the ability and improve the game-day expertise for followers and gamers.

UNO’s official common season begins in November, marking the No Limit mogul’s first full season in his government function.

The Privateers compete in Division I basketball and signify a big alternative for Miller to use his enterprise acumen to collegiate athletics.

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