Theodore D "Tito" Maddox was born on June 7,1981 and is an American former professional basketball player who briefly played in the National Basketball Association.
17 Facts About Tito Maddox
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Tito Maddox was drafted in the second round of the NBA draft but played only one season in the NBA.
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Tito Maddox was a star basketball player at Compton High School.
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Tito Maddox made his mark his sole year at Fresno State, being named the 2001 Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.6 steals.
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Tito Maddox started his collegiate career by guiding Fresno State to 11 consecutive wins.
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Tito Maddox was named WAC Player of the Week on Dec 26,2000 after averaging 18.7 points, 10.3 assists and 2.3 steals in wins over Toledo, Louisiana-Lafayette and Georgia; And his performance vs Toledo and Louisiana-Lafayette earned him MVP honors in the 2000 Trend Homes Classic.
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Tito Maddox received WAC Player of the Week recognition after logging 16 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and a career-high five steals vs Texas-El Paso on Jan 25,2000.
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Tito Maddox earned selection to the All-WAC Second Team, the WAC All-Newcomer Team and the NABC District 13 First Team.
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Tito Maddox was the center of a major illegal benefits scandal while a student-athlete at Fresno State, creating NCAA rules violations.
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Tito Maddox estimated he received $1,500 every month for about a year and a half, totaling almost $30,000.
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Tito Maddox was suspended for the first eight games of the 2000 season after he admitted that he and then-USC forward Jeff Trepagnier were supplied with airline tickets to meet with the agents Ron and Ken Delpit of Franchise Sports.
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Tito Maddox chose different agents as he found no one knew of those that he had previously been dealing with.
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In December 2002, Tito Maddox revealed to the Fresno Bee that he had accepted illegal benefits, Fresno State ended up with a self-imposed two-year probation and a loss of three scholarships.
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An early entry candidate for the 2002 NBA draft, Tito Maddox was selected in the second round by the Houston Rockets.
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Tito Maddox spent three stints on the injured list that year and at the end of the season he ended his career where it started.
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Tito Maddox was cut the next year by the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving him a total of only one season in the NBA.
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In July 2007, Tito Maddox underwent surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor.