FROM HBCU STAR TO NBA STANDOUT—AND NOW BACK HOME. 💯 Robert Covington has returned to Tennessee State as Chief Basketball Officer, joining head coach Nolan Smith’s staff to assist with player development, team relations, community engagement, and strategic partnerships. Covington went undrafted after starring at TSU before building a career that included more than 600 NBA games and an NBA All-Defensive First Team selection. Now he joins Kendrick Perkins, Monta Ellis, and John Wall in a growing wave of former NBA players helping build the future of HBCU basketball beyond the coaching chair. “I bleed TSU, and I always have.” 🔗 Full story at HBCUGameday.com #HBCU #HBCUBasketball #TennesseeState #TSU #RobertCovington #NBA #NolanSmith #HBCUSports