Former Southeast Missouri State men's basketball star Antonius Cleveland agreed to a deal with the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
An undrafted native of Memphis, Tennessee, the 6-foot-6 Cleveland recently completed a stint with the Portland Trail Blazers in the Las Vegas Summer League, during which he averaged 5.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game.
Cleveland appeared in six Summer League games for the Blazers and shot 40.6 percent (13 of 32) from the field. Portland was the No. 16 seed in the tournament and advanced all the way to the championship game. The Blazers dropped a 110-98 decision versus the 15th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the final but finished with a 5-3 record in Summer League action.
Cleveland could fill the Warriors' last remaining roster spot.
In his senior season with the Redhawks, Cleveland averaged a team-leading 16.6 ppg. He was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference pick, shooting 54.3 percent from the field, and ranked fourth in the league with 47 steals.
Cleveland holds the school record for most games started in a career (109), finishing his time at Southeast with 1,556 points, 572 rebounds, 242 assists, 159 steals and 79 blocks.