“I believe I’ve been put on this earth to inspire

and that comes from a very strong will to win

in life.” A powerhouse basketball player since

a young age, Ohio native Devin Green

graduated Hampton University in 2005 where

he earned two all-league selections, was

named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

rookie of the year in 2002, and finished as

the school’s fifth all-time leading scorer.

He has spent his career playing for NBA

teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers

in the U.S. and abroad, eventually

retiring from GS Pétroliers in July 2020.

Inspired by his deep love and loyalty to

Hampton University, Devin founded the Rich

Heritage Classic, Inc. in 2020. Rich Heritage

Classic aspires to elevate basketball

infrastructure within HBCUs with the ultimate

goal is to reclaim the dominance the

institutions once held at the collegiate level

and within the African American community.

Devin Green is the second player to ever

make it in the NBA out of Hampton

University, and he continues to live by

the REAL HU’s motto “Standard of

Excellence, An Education for Life.”

Devin is currently working in the front

office with the Sacramento Kings also the

founder and creator of H3 Collection, a

fashion brand designed to show the

significance HBCU’s have to the cities and

states in America.