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Tahaad Pettiford Season 2024-25

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Tahaad Pettiford Season 2024-25

PositionG
Weight175 lbs
Height6-1
ClassFreshman
HometownJersey City, N.J.

CAREER HONORS
• 2024 McDonald’s High School All-American
• 2024 Jordan Brand Classic Boys National Team

HIGH SCHOOL
Five-star recruit and one of the top players in the country … Graduated from Hudson Catholic Regional High School in 2024 … Lettered in basketball and played for head coach Nick Marinello … Rated the No. 2 point guard and No. 21 overall player in the Class of 2024 by 247 Sports … Named a 2024 McDonald’s High School All-American … Played in the Jordan Brand Classic Game as a member of the 2024 Boys National Team … Averaged 20 points, five assists and two steals per game as a senior … Honored on the New Jersey Boys Basketball All-State First Team … Scored a career-high 43 points, including his 1,000th career point, in a 74-66 victory over Memorial High School (2/7/24) … One of 15 games of the season where he scored more than 20 points in a contest and one of two 40-point outings … Participated in the NBPA Top 100 Camp … Selected as a Pangos All-American … Closed out his four-year career at Hudson Catholic with 1,135 points, 160 assists and 74 steals … During his junior year, averaged 17.0 points per game … Was invited to participate in USA Basketball’s Junior National Team Minicamp in October of 2022 … Garnered all-state third team honors after averaging 18 points per game and leading the Hawks to a 23-3 overall record and county championship title as a sophomore … Also played AAU basketball for New Heights Lightning on the Nike EYBL circuit, shooting 33.5 percent from the 3-point line and averaging 13.3 points per game in the summer of 2023.

PERSONAL
Son of Tia Taylor Finch and Travis Pettiford … Born on Aug. 4, 2005 … His older cousin, Christopher Miller, currently plays professional basketball overseas in Japan … Auburn’s seventh-ever McDonald’s All-American … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology.