Shelton State Basketball Star Signs With Middle Tennessee State

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Fresh off a memorable postseason run, the Shelton State Buccaneers men's basketball team (23-1, 16-0) celebrated one of its talented stars making the leap to the next level as 6-7 forward Justin Bufford signed this week to continue his career at Middle Tennessee State University.

During his freshman season for coach Joe Eatmon, the Montgomery native led the Bucs in points per game (13. 3) and points on the season (324). Bufford also showed his range by finishing second on the team for rebounds per game during the 2020-2021 season.

His best performance during his lone season in Tuscaloosa would actually come in a rare 81-74 regular season loss at Coastal Alabama, where Bufford notched 21 points and three rebounds, shooting 55% from the field.

Bufford was instrumental in the Bucs' run to a 2020-2021 ACCC tournament championship as Shelton State would go on to a historic appearance at the NJCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Kansas. During the NJCAA Tournament, Bufford would score 17 and 10 in two games against Northeastern and Chipola, respectively.

He will now make the move to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to play for coach Nick McDevitt at MTSU.

The Blue Raiders finished 5-18 overall last season.

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