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Jahvid Best injury convinced Traveon Maddox Jr. to choose basketball

Novi senior Traveon Maddox Jr., an Oakland signee, hits winning shot to defeat Belleville, 75-73, in Class A quarterfinal at Detroit Mercy's Calihan Hall on Tuesday, March 20. Chris Nelsen, Special to the Detroit Free Press

Novi WR Traveon Maddox Jr. had five D-I football offers, but stunned some when he committed to Oakland basketball

Traveon Maddox Jr. always considered playing college football.

Last season, he was torching defenses as a highly touted receiver at Novi High School. He held multiple Division I offers, and the 6-foot-5, 188-pound standout once listed Syracuse as the front-runner.