Kingsville - Former star basketball player Remi Yusuf will be inducted into the Javelina Hall of Fame Texas A&M-Kingsville athletics announced on Wednesday.

Yusuf is the fifth of seven inductees to be inducted into the Javelina Hall of Fame, with each subsequent inductee being announced each week until August 13th.

A four-year letter-winner with the Javelinas from 2002-2007, Yusuf is one of the greatest Javelinas to ever don the blue and gold for the men's basketball programs in Kingsville. During his time, Yusuf piled up a whopping 48 wins with two conference tournament appearances and one NCAA tournament appearance.

Individually, Yusuf had stellar performances during his stints with the Hogs. During the 2005-2006 season, Yusuf was named the Lone Star Conference Most Valuable Player, an All-South-Central Region first team selection and a Division II All-American Honorable Mention. Yusuf followed that season up with a second team all-conference selection in the 2006-2007 season.

A true iron man for the Javelias, Yusuf currently stands with the third most games ever played for Texas A&M-Kingsville with 112 while also posting two 933 minute seasons, good for sixth place all time. His longevity allowed him to become one of five Javelinas to score over 1,500 points in his Texas A&M-Kingsville career with 1,507 points.

After his playing career with the Javelians was finished, Yusuf would have multiple stints in the international basketball scene, playing in Colombia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Slovakia. In 2015, Yusuf would become a member of the NBA by signing a contract with the Houston Rockets.

Off the court, Yusuf founded the 9th Wonder foundation, a program dedicated to mentoring the youth by way of sports skills development while providing them life skills to prepare them for future adulthood. Yusuf would be awarded the TAMUK Heritage Hero Award, the Autism Educator of the Year award and had Remi Yusuf day in Houston Texas on September 17th, 2022.