Clark Atlanta University’s Mighty Marching Panthers are one of the country’s most iconic collegiate marching bands. They provide the soundtrack for the first episode of “Hoops Passport,” a multi-part video series presented by Sports Illustrated and Red Bull Media House.
The series, which stars NBA shooting coach Chris “Lethal Shooter” Matthews and Baylor assistant women’s basketball coach Chloe Pavetch, opened with an episode spotlighting Atlanta’s impressive growing basketball culture.
There was no better way to open than a look at the Mighty Marching Panthers in action. Viewers are likely not strangers to the band, however. In years past, they’ve been featured in the 2002 film Drumline, a series of McDonald’s commercials that ran in ’08, an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show in ’06, along with many performances for major events around Atlanta.
