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According to a report from Stadium’s, freshman hoop star and son of rap mogul Master P suffered a season-ending injury. They ended his basketball career at Tennessee State University to enter the NCAA transfer portal Jeff Goodman on Monday.
Hercy Miller, a 6-foot-3 guard, played a total of seven games with TSU’s basketball team while reportedly playing through knee pain, worsening his injury, Nashville Post reported.
“Due to a lower-body injury, I’ll be out for the ’21-’22 season,” Miller said. “I’ll be back next year for the show. Stronger and better.”
“I’ll be back next year for the show! Stronger and better,” he added.
Master P said historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) need increased funding to provide the same level of medical services as the major college basketball programs, according to TMZ Sports.
He said other universities have been looking to re-recruit Miller since he has been granted four years of college eligibility, despite his brief tenure with TSU.
In April, Miller announced his commitment to TSU, picking the Nashville HBCU over other notable university offers, including LSU, UCLA, Missouri, Arizona, USC, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. At the time, Miller stated he chose TSU to “change the narrative” and “inspire change” for other recruits deciding between Power 5 universities and HBCUs, the Post reported.
“This is so big for the culture with my son going to an HBCU and going to Tennessee State,” Master P said. “This is going to change the narrative. This is about economic empowerment and teaching that and being able to make sure that these HBCU’s are in the spotlight. I think this is a movement. I think so many kids behind him will be coming to do this now — I’m talking about top athletes like Hercy.”
After the NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) changed their policy, Miller reportedly signed a $2 million deal in July with Web Apps American as a brand ambassador for the technology company before playing his first college game, HBCU Gameday reported.