Former Ole Miss Rebel Sean Pedulla makes his NBA debut with LA Clippers
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Former Ole Miss men’s basketball player Sean Pedulla made his NBA debut last night in the LA Clippers’ 153-128 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played only six minutes, but made his time matter as he recorded six points, three assists, and one rebound. He also shot 50% from the field, going 2/4 from three-point range.
Sean Pedulla’s first @NBA points 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/oDeMPbDOZC
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) March 12, 2026
Pedulla was key to the success of last year’s Ole Miss team, a unit that made waves posting a 24-12 record and reaching the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. He was a big-time contributor to Chris Beard’s squad, averaging 15.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Pedulla will forever be remembered in the Ole Miss history books for what he and the rest of the team accomplished in the 2024-25 season.
Pedulla went undrafted in the NBA draft; however, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers in June of last year. He later joined their G-League affiliate, the Ripcity Remix, making made a lot of noise with the team. He scored a career-high 46 points against the College Park Skyhawks (Atlanta Hawks affiliate) and added five rebounds and seven assists on February 9th. The next night against the Skyhawks, Pedulla again set a franchise record with 18 assists, the most by a single player in a game.
He stacked some impressive outings, averaging 23.5 points, 7 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game. This led to Pedulla signing a two-way contract with the Clippers and their G-league affiliate, the San Diego Clippers, on February 19th, 2026. Through three games with the SD Clippers, he is averaging 22.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.
Despite his limited playing time last night for the LA Clippers, Pedulla made a splash, representing the Rebels under the bright lights.
While Ole Miss won their SEC tourney game last night, @PedullaSean made his NBA debut for @LAClippers 👀
In 6 minutes he had:
6 PTS
2-4 3PT
3 AST
1 RBD pic.twitter.com/SExHFOVIw0— Ole Memes (@Ole_Memes) March 12, 2026
Hopefully, there will be plenty more to come from the former Ole Miss star! Hotty Toddy!
Parks Burcham
Parks Burcham is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi. He is majoring in Journalism, emphasis in Sports Media, with a minor in Sports Management. He is originally from Booneville, Mississippi and graduated high school from Jumpertown Attendance Center.His favorite sports are basketball and football. He chose this path because he has always been extremely interested in the sports world. Parks enjoys all aspects of the game and hopes to do great work in this field.
