NBA Summer League: Former Virginia Tech star Keve Aluma making a strong case with the 76ers

Keve Aluma will always be remembered fondly at Virginia Tech. The former Wofford transfer followed head coach Mike Young to Blacksburg in 2019 and helped lead the Hokies to their first and only ACC championship in program history.

Before coming to Blacksburg, Aluma spent two years at Wofford, averaging around five points and five rebounds per game. After sitting out the 2019-20 season due to the NCAA transfer rules at the time, Aluma became an All-ACC presence on the inside for the Hokies over the next two years, averaging 15.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.

The 6-foot-9 Aluma went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft and began his professional basketball career in Japan. In 2023, Aluma played in the Korean Basketball League. However, his sights remain firmly on making it in the NBA.

This summer, Aluma is playing for the Philadelphia 76ers’ summer league squad in Las Vegas. He’s making his case to earn an invitation to training camp this fall and a spot on the regular-season roster.

Rookie first-round pick Jared McCain (Duke) is the headliner for Philadelphia this summer, but Aluma is arguably the Sixers’ top player in the summer league team.

In one game recently, Aluma made eight of his 10 shots from the field, scoring 19 points and pulling down nine rebounds, leading Philly to a win.

Aluma had another big game on Friday night for the 76ers. Here, he is showing off his passing ability, something Hokie fans know all too well.

Another former Hokie, Hunter Cattoor, is also playing this summer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. We’ll continue to monitor Aluma and Cattoor’s progress throughout the summer in their quest to make the NBA.