Premier Ewart Brown is watching his alma mater Howard University square off against bitter rivals Hampton University today on the basketball court with the hope that his university will be playing in Bermuda soon.

USA today interviewed Dr. Brown in an article about the match and proposed Bermuda games.

In the 1960 and 1970s Dr. Brown earned both a B.S. in chemistry and a medical doctorate at Howard, ran on the school's track team and was student government leader.

Today he is attending Big Apple Classic at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. The one-day event pits Virginia Union against Bowie State and Hampton vs. Howard.

On the PLP website it was revealed that Dr. Brown has been in discussions with his university about the basketball team visiting the Island.

Howard's athletic director was optimistic about it when speaking with USA Today.

"The historical aspect is significant," says AD Dwight Datcher, "but this is also a great opportunity for the players. The big schools get to go to Hawaii and Alaska for tournaments, so for mid-major schools a trip to Bermuda would help recruiting."

In the article Dr. Brown spoke said he saw sporting events involving historically black colleges and universities as a way to connect Bermuda's majority black population with visiting African-American student-athletes.