Robert Covington returns to Tennessee State as chief basketball officer
The former Tennessee State player will oversee community engagement, player relations and team activities on Nolan Smith’s staff.
Former NBA player Robert Covington is returning to Tennessee State University as chief basketball officer on coach Nolan Smith’s staff, according to Tennessee State Athletics.
Covington previously played basketball at the historically Black university. In his new role, he will oversee community and campus engagement, player relations and team activities.
Tennessee State Athletics announced the appointment on Tuesday afternoon. The supplied material does not specify the duration or employment terms of the position.
Covington said he would join the programme full time and help build its future. His appointment places a former Tennessee State player in an institutional role spanning the basketball programme and the wider campus community.
He is among a group of former NBA players taking roles in HBCU basketball. The source identifies John Wall, Kendrick Perkins and Monta Ellis as others involved in the sector.
