There will probably be an HBCU presence on this 12 months’s NBA Summer season League as former Alabama State All-SWAC guard TJ Madlock has been chosen to play with the Detroit Pistons.
Madlock’s school profession started at South Carolina State in 2021, being named to the All-MEAC crew as a freshman after averaging 12.7 factors, 5.6 rebounds, and three.2 assists.
He transferred to Alabama State after his father, Tony Madlock, was employed to take over the crew.
The star guard was named to the All-SWAC crew in his closing two seasons with the Hornets, placing up 14.1 factors, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.4 steals in these years.
This previous season, Madlock helped lead Alabama State to its first convention event championship since 2011, advancing to the NCAA Event.
He continued to assist the Hornets make historical past within the postseason, beating Saint Francis (PA) in a dramatic First 4 contest and gaining a spot within the Spherical of 64.
The 2025 NBA Draft handed with out an HBCU participant being chosen for the thirteenth straight 12 months. The final HBCU participant to be drafted, Kyle O’Quinn, can be the final to be featured on an NBA roster (Philadelphia 76ers in 2020).
The Detroit Pistons will start the Summer season League on July 11 to play the New York Knicks.
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