Tahaad Pettiford is a college basketball player, playing as a point guard for Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Pettiford is in his freshman year, as of January 2025. Pettiford was a five star recruit and one of the top players in the country during his high school years. He graduated from Hudson Catholic Regional High School in 2024 and lettered in the sport. 247 Sports ranked him as No. 2 point guard and No. 21 overall player in the Class of 2024. The college basketball player was named a 2024 McDonald’s High School All-American. During his senior year, Pettiford averaged 20 points, five assists and two steals per game.
Pettiford took part in the NBPA Top 100 Camp and was selected as a Pangos All-American. He played four seasons at Hudson Catholic and concluded his career 1,135 points, 160 assists and 74 steals. As a junior, he averaged 17.0 points per game and won all-state third team honors and a county championship title as a sophomore. Some of the career honors he has achieved are McDonald's High School All-American and Jordan Brand Classic Boys National Team, both in 2024. He also played AAU basketball for New Heights Lightning where he recorded 33.5 percent shooting from the 3-point line. Additionally, Pettiford averaged 13.3 points per game in 2023.
Name | Tahaad Pettiford |
Age | 19 years old, as of January 2025 |
Residence | United States |
Position | Point guard |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Source of Wealth | Basketball, social media and NIL Deal |
Endorsements | Panini America |
Tahaad Pettiford’s NIL Deal
Tahaad Pettiford signed an NIL Deal with Panini America in 2024 according to On3 website data.
Tahaad Pettiford's NIL deal tracker
Date | Deal partners |
4/01/24 | Panini America |
Tahaad Pettiford's notable NIL deals
Panini America
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company in 2024 announced through Panini America blog that they had agreed to an “exclusive, multi-year partnerships with six of the top high school basketball players in the country,” and Tahaad Pettiford was one of those six players. According to the blog, the deal meant “trading cards and memorabilia” for each player.
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A. Tahaad Pettiford is 19 years old as of January 2025.