Malcolm Brogdon

TitleStrategic Advisor to Men's Basketball
Malcolm Brogdon

Malcolm Brogdon returned to the University of Virginia as a strategic advisor to men's basketball in March of 2026.

Brogdon led Virginia to 111 wins, four NCAA tournaments, two ACC regular-season titles and one ACC Tournament championship from 2012-16. He earned unanimous consensus first-team All-America and NABC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2016 after becoming the first player to be named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. The three-time All-ACC first-team performer earned consensus second-team All-America honors in 2015.

Brogdon finished his stellar career ranked ninth on UVA’s all-time scoring list with 1,809 points. He also ranked first in free throw percentage (87.6%), second in games played (136), fifth in minutes played (4,157), sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (36.5%), seventh in 3-pointers (185) and ninth in free throws (422). Brogdon’s No. 15 was retired at Virginia on Feb. 20, 2017, prior to Cavaliers’ ACC contest against Miami.

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (36th overall) of the 2016 NBA Draft and was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2017, averaging 10.2 points and 4.2 assists in 75 games. Brogdon and the Bucks advanced to the NBA playoffs.

Brogdon served as Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Committee from 2019-25. Re-elected in 2022, he was a key leader in negotiating the 2023 collective bargaining agreement and navigating the return-to-play in 2020 following the pandemic.

He retired from the NBA after nine seasons from 2016-25. In addition to Milwaukee (2017-19), Brogdon played for Indiana (2019-22), Boston (2022-23), Portland (2023-24) and Washington (2024-25).

Brogdon is married to former Virginia standout volleyball player Tori (Janowski) Brogdon. They are the proud parents of three children.