Nets hire Penn grad Matt Tellem as "Capologist"

The NBA's New Jersey Nets have been on a hiring spree and one of their new targets is from Penn.

According to the Nets Daily, 2011 School of Arts and Sciences graduate Matt Tellem has been hired as a "Basketball Information Coordinator". His position will involve researching contract figures and the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The position could become a stepping stone to higher aspirations.

Tellem's father is Arn Tellem, one of the most powerful sports agents representing Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Chase Utley, among others. Arn was a Philadelphia native who graduated from Haverford College. In 2006 he was named the Most Influential Agent by The Sporting News and Sports Business Journal.

The younger Tellem graduated from Penn with a degree in Economics last spring. He played baseball for the Red and Blue for three years appearing in 28 games as a backup infielder.