ACHIEVEMENT
Hazel Family Ties & Kappa Alpha Psi ®
Fleeks B. Hazel Sr. * Grandfather Fleeks B. Hazel Jr. Father Joseph A. Hazel Brother Dorville Hazel * Great Uncle Sylvester Hazel * Great Uncle John Kevin Mackey *
Tau 1955
“ THIS IS MORE THAN A PROFESSIONAL MILESTONE—IT’S A PERSONAL MISSION. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A TRAILBLAZER ON AND OFF THE FIELD. I’M HONORED TO CARRY FORWARD HIS LEGACY ” - Benjamin Hazel
Pi 1985
Pi 2014
Tau 1950
Gamma Xi 1954
Gamma Alpha 1988
Uncle
* Deceased
legacy through positively impacting this game and helping these athletes get all they deserve from the game, knowing they will only grow as leaders in our communi- ties,” he says proudly. A native of Bowie, MD, Hazel graduated in 2015 from Princeton University earning a B.A. degree in sociology. The 6’5” Hazel played varsity basketball for Princeton where he was a
four-year letter winner on the Tigers’ Men’s Basketball team and
After graduation, Hazel worked for several compa- nies, including JP Morgan Chase and
games and UCF Men’s and Women’s basketball games on ESPN Plus. He got his first opportunity to broad- cast a game, which was the women’s Florida A&M University game at UCF. He got a chance to broad- cast by reaching out and connecting with the athletic department at UCF. He shadowed broadcasters and contributed to a local UCF podcast, Sons of UCF . ♦
was a part of the team that won the 2011 Ivy League Championship team. Hazel later earned an MBA in 2023 from the University of Central Florida (UCF) where he worked as a Graduate Student Manager for the UCF basketball team.
Loyal Source Government Services. Currently, he is a Pricing Resource Manager for Experis. Hazel is also getting his start in sports broadcasting as an ESPN College Basketball color analyst. He covers nation- ally ranked high school
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