By Jarrett Hoffman
(Source: HBCU Sports)
In preparation for the start of the NBA G-League season, they held their 24th annual draft, seeing two former HBCU players hear their names called.
With the sixth overall selection, former Tennessee State all-conference forward Christian Brown was picked up by the Sioux Falls Skyforce (G-League affiliate of the Miami Heat).
Brown played three seasons at Tennessee State from 2021-2024, transferring to the team after playing two seasons at Georgia.
He averaged 11.8 points on 49% shooting from the field and 37% shooting from three-point range. He also added 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 55 games.
The Georgia transfer was named to the All-OVC Second Team in his final season. He led the team and averaged 12.8 points per game.
With the 17th pick in the second round of the G-League Draft, former Alabama A&M center Olisa Akonobi was picked by the Rip City Remix (G-League affiliate of the Portland Trail Blazers).
This is the second year in a row that Akonobi has been taken in the G-League Draft, having been selected by the Grand Rapids Gold (the G-League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets) last year.
