COLUMBIA, Mo. – For its joined efforts for the past calendar year, the Mizzou Women’s Basketball team was selected to the SEC Community Service Team, as announced by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday.
This marks the 23rd year for the SEC Community Service Team for women’s basketball as well as for men’s basketball. All league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men’s and women’s sports being chosen from 1999-2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994.
The team has used its platform in many different ways to promote equality and social justice over the 2020 offseason and throughout the 2020-21 campaign. Organized by Mizzou’s Black Student-Athlete Association (BSAA), members of the team participated in a September march through campus to display a show of unity against racial inequality. The team has carried on this display of unity into its season, as the team participates in a moment of unity before every home game. The team has also donned #Mizzou4Change warm-up shirts before numerous games this season, which includes a message of unity on the back. In addition, the team has had numerous team meetings and discussions revolving around the issues that surround our world today, in attempt to build a better tomorrow for everyone.
The team remains heavily active within the Columbia community despite the pandemic, as the team has participated in virtual events with various local organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club and has read the morning announcements for a local elementary school during the month of February.
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