Master P‘s son has decided that Tennessee State University’s basketball program is no longer where he wants to play.
The Hip Hop mogul said his son Hercy Miller is transferring out of the program because he believes he wasn’t given sufficient medical attention. Miller was sidelined with a hip injury during the season opener against Alabama A&M on November 9.
“We’ve got a great program at Tennessee State, we’ve got great people, we loved the culture, we just don’t have enough trainers,” Master P said of the transfer to local news outlet The Tennessean. “We don’t have enough medical people to take care of what needs to be taken care of. We don’t have the technology that the Dukes and all these major universities have. An injury like this could have been prevented.”
Master P added that he doesn’t blame anyone at Tennessee State, and merely says he’s frustrated with the overall lack of funding historically black colleges and universities have received compared to other prestigious colleges.
However, TSU athletics department officials said Master P is misinformed, and that the exact opposite is true.
“The issue is not that we’re underfunded at all,” TSU director of sports medicine Trevor Searcy told The Tennessean. “It’s actually the opposite. The issue is that since [athletics director Mikki Allen] has been here we’ve been growing and when you grow your facilities have to grow as well and that’s what we’re in the process of doing now.”
Master P pushed back against this assertion and expressed confusion at how TSU officials are okay with things the way they are.
“How can we help HBCUs if we’re going to sugar coat the truth? Then we are failing the next generation,” he said. “What do we need to fundraise for if staff members are saying we have everything we need?”
Lol, TSU dude pretty much said, “we don’t have enough money.” He just dressed it up a little bit…
TSU don’t have the money but Master P does. If he sees a need, why not help?
Because Master P is only one person and TSU is only one school. Underfunding has been a problem with HBCU’s has been a problem for a long time and desperately needs to be addressed instead of sitting in a burning room saying “everything’s fine.”
Blame it on the Hoody Hoos…nutritionist
It’s called being a “booster” Percy….more HBCUs need financial and infrastructure support. Athletic staffs need adequate resources to meet the immediate needs of the athletes. All rappers (past and present) should be boosters or big donors to HBCUs…..FYI that’s YOUR fan base, from the past and present!!!
This is the second time (Alcorn St. football cancelling games due to lack of medical staff) in recent memory that OUR people have failed to medically take care of OUR people.
Maybe HBCUs can’t have mini mansions for dorms or full buffets in the cafe, but this should be a quick and easy fix. Step up!
P.S. To Master P and TSU: Handle this business in house. This shouldn’t be all over the media.
A lot of people at HBCU’s are not black. HBCU’s have failed to produce business minded, wealthy donors.
HBCUs are a joke. It’s a gimmick to make people of color feel like they have something of their own but they’re most funded by Europeans that allow them to exist and also direct their student curriculum. You’re better off learning to deal with the competition of the real world. The Boule will not save you
Yea….you go ahead and keep tap dancing and buck dancing for those white schools who don’t give a damn about you unless you can perform in their athletic minstrel shows!!!
DUMB ASS!!!
Yea….you go ahead and keep tap dancing and buck dancing for those white schools who don’t give a damn about you unless you can perform in their athletic minstrel shows!!!
DUMB ASS!!!