Hall of Fame
Malik McCullough helped lead the Benedict College men's basketball team to an SIAC tournament championship in 2004, the first SIAC basketball title for the Tigers in 43 years.
McCullough also made history by being the first Benedict College basketball player to be selected as team captain by his peers and coach as a freshman and was a four-year team captain. During his senior season in 2006, he helped lead the Tigers to a 16-game winning streak and the conference's best record at 20-2, and the regular-season championship.
Throughout McCullough's four-year tenure, he led the Tigers in assists and steals. While he was a potent scorer, he was more known for his play-making ability and his defense. He was a tough and fierce defender, and his defense often changed the whole complexion of the game. In fact, McCullough was named the SIAC's All-Defensive Player.
His success wasn't limited to the basketball court. He was named to the SIAC All-Academic First Team and graduated from Benedict with honors in 2006. He later went on to earn his Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in finance in 2015.
Since leaving Benedict in 2006, he has been holding basketball clinics for inner city youths and has employed more than 200 youths through the Summer Youth Employment Program. In 2007, he started the Rory A. Forehand Foundation, which sponsored community festivals, stop the violence rallies and gave scholarship money to high school graduates to attend college.
In 2007, he joined the Arturo Schomburg Democratic Club, led by State Assemblyman Robert J. Rodriguez. He is currently treasurer of the club.Â
