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Tito Maddox
Theodore D. "Tito" Maddox (born June 7, 1981 in Comp- and they came to a covert agreement. He and his mother
ton, California) is an American professional basketball began receiving cash payments as well as cars: a late-
player formerly in the NBA. model Nissan Altima for his mother and a 1997 Ford Ex-
plorer for him. Maddox estimated he received $1,500
Early years every month for about a year and a half, totaling almost
$30,000. In explaining his actions, he claimed that his
Maddox was raised by his mother, Gloria, in a single- unfamiliarity with NCAA rules let him to ask the agents
parent Compton home along with his three younger sib- what they could do to help his family; noting that "They
lings. He was a star basketball player at Compton High let me know they could help me, they put it out there on
School.[1] the table: ’If you come with us, we can help your mom,
brothers and sister with whatever they need.’ That’s all I
College career cared about. I didn’t know the rules then, and of course
they didn’t explain it."[1]
At 6’4", 190 lbs. Maddox made his mark his sole year at Maddox was suspended for the first eight games of
Fresno State, being named the 2001 Western Athletic the 2000 season after he admitted that he and then-USC
Conference (WAC) Freshman of the Year after averaging forward Jeff Trepagnier were supplied with airline tick-
13.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.6 steals. He ets to meet with the agents Ron and Ken Delpit of Fran-
started his collegiate career by guiding Fresno State to 11 chise Sports. Things took a turn for the worst when he
consecutive wins. boarded another illegally paid-for flight to visit his girl-
As guard, Maddox knew how to share the ball, leading friend in El Paso in 2001. Upon finding out, Fresno State
the WAC and ranking fourth nationally with 8.0 assists ruled him ineligible for the 2001-02 season and Maddox
per game and ending the season with 130 assists in WAC opted to declare for the 2002 NBA Draft. He chose differ-
play which stands as a school record and the second- ent agents as he found no one knew of those that he had
highest total in conference history. That record was part- previously been dealing with.[1]
ly due to compiling double figures in assists five times In December 2002, Maddox revealed to the Fresno Bee
and registering one stretch with three consecutive that he had accepted illegal benefits, Fresno State ended
double-digit assist performances, including a school- up with a self-imposed two-year probation and a loss of
record-tying and career-high 17 assists vs. Texas Christ- three scholarships.[1]
ian on Jan. 10, 2001.
Maddox was named WAC Player of the Week on Dec.
26, 2000 after averaging 18.7 points, 10.3 assists and 2.3 Professional career
steals in wins over Toledo, Louisiana-Lafayette and Ge- An early entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft, Maddox
orgia; And his performance vs. Toledo and Louisiana- was selected in the second round (38th overall) by the
Lafayette also earned him MVP honors in the 2000 Trend Houston Rockets. He averaged 1.2 points with 0.8 re-
Homes Classic. He received WAC Player of the Week bounds and 0.6 assists in nine games during his rookie
recognition once again after logging 16 points, eight re- season, playing at most 11 minutes on Feb. 22 vs. Mem-
bounds, nine assists and a career-high five steals vs. phis. He spent three stints on the injured list that year
Texas-El Paso on Jan. 25, 2000. and at the end of the season he ended his career where it
Maddox also earned selection to the All-WAC Second started. He was cut the next year by the Cleveland Cava-
Team, the WAC All-Newcomer Team and the NABC liers, giving him a total of only one season in the NBA.
District 13 First Team.
Scandal and departure Personal
Maddox was the center of a major illegal benefits scandal Maddox currently resides with his wife and two children
while a student-athlete at Fresno State, creating NCAA in Carson, California.[1]
rules violations. In the summer of 1998, before his final In July 2007, Maddox underwent surgery to remove a
year of high school, Maddox had befriended an events cancerous brain tumor. The surgery was successful.[1]
promoter who ended up working on behalf of sports
agents. By the time he was playing for Fresno State, Mad-
dox was flown to meet with agents in Las Vegas, Nevada
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tito Maddox
References Alternative names
Short description
[1] ^ Lance Pugmire, Tito Maddox sees himself in O.J.
Mayo saga, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2008, Date of birth June 7, 1981
Accessed May 14, 2008. Place of birth
Persondata Date of death
Name Maddox, Tito Place of death
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