Career

Experience

Nearly two decades of building winning programs — from the hardwood at Vanderbilt to the front office of an NBA championship organization to the forefront of the NIL era.

2022 – 2026

Howard University Men's Basketball

General Manager & NIL Strategist

Howard Bison

Oversaw NIL strategy, roster building, and brand management during Howard's most sustained success in program history coinciding with the seismic changes in college basketball with the advent of the transfer portal and NIL.

  • Most successful 4-year period in program history featuring 3 NCAA Tournament appearances & MEAC Tournament Championships, 2 MEAC Regular Season Championships, and the first-ever NCAA Tournament win in school history
  • Built NIL strategy from the ground up that evolved to negotiating six-figure teamwide deals for student-athletes
  • Oversaw roster management, budget allocation, and the transfer portal across the revenue share era
  • Worked alongside media, alumni network, and campus community to elevate Howard Basketball's national brand
  • Liaison to NBA Scouts, agents, and people across the basketball landscape
  • Camp Director for the Howard Men's Basketball Summer Camps

2013 – 2022

Milwaukee Bucks

Front Office & Basketball Operations

Milwaukee Bucks

Spent nine seasons with the Bucks organization, contributing to the front office infrastructure that culminated in the 2021 NBA Championship.

  • Scouting & Talent Evaluation across NBA, G League, and NCAA
  • Intel Gathering
  • NBA & G League Operations
  • Basketball Database Management
  • Salary Cap & Negotiation Research

2020 – 2024

Scouting & Scavenging

Founder

Scouting & Scavenging

Founded charitable initiative encouraging sports professionals and teams to collect unused hotel toiletries from their travels for donations to underserved communities. Donated over 3,200 pounds of toiletries in 4 years.

  • Built partnership with Newark, NJ Mayor Ras Baraka's office during COVID on toiletry distribution in conjunction with the city's food relief program
  • Recruited over 120 teams to collect items on road trips
  • Managed initiative's social media and monthly newsletter

2009 – 2013

Vanderbilt University Men's Basketball

Student-Manager

Vanderbilt Commodores

The foundation of a career built through firsthand experience, curiosity, and an unconventional path into the sports industry.

  • Film breakdown, opponent scouting, and game preparation
  • Equipment management and daily basketball operations

Honors & Championships

Championship Pedigree

2026

MEAC Tournament Championship

Howard University

2026

MEAC Regular Season Championship

Howard University

2026

First NCAA Tournament Win in School History

Howard University

2025

Opendorse NIL 25 Honoree

2024

MEAC Tournament Championship

Howard University

2024

Opendorse Most Innovative in NIL

2023

MEAC Tournament Championship

Howard University

2023

MEAC Regular Season Championship

Howard University

2022

Rising Coaches Impact Award

2021

NBA Championship

Milwaukee Bucks — Front Office

2020

Best Record in NBA G League (COVID Season)

Wisconsin Herd

2012

SEC Tournament Championship

Vanderbilt University

Media & Industry Recognition

The impact goes beyond the court.

2026
ESPN

ESPN

John Wall becomes Howard's president of basketball operations

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2024
Opendorse

Opendorse

College Basketball's Most Innovative NIL Program

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2023
Andscape

Andscape

Black Maternal Health Initiative Empowers Howard Men

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2023
THE Washington Post

THE Washington Post

Kenny Blakeney Dreamed Big and Howard is Turning it into Reality

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2022
New York Post

New York Post

Scouting and Scavenging Initiative Giving Back Through Basketball

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