Jamal “Monster Mash” Mashburn should be the poster child of what to do with your life before, during and after a professional NBA career with such teams as the Dallas Mavericks, the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets.
Before Mashburn even signed his first professional basketball contract, he donated $500,000 to establish an endowment that awards high school students a full scholarship to attend the University of Kentucky where he went to college. Mashburn says every child deserves a chance to go to college, including those who are C-students who may not have otherwise had a scholarship opportunity.
Back in 1999, six years after Mashburn entered the NBA, he began seriously thinking about life after basketball. Not knowing how long he would be able to play or how long he wanted to play, Mashburn put his business plan in motion. He decided to step into the automotive industry and bought a Toyota and Lexus dealership from a single owner who wanted to sell at that time. Mashburn now owns a number of car dealerships in the Kentucky area.
In addition, Mashburn has ownership in over 70 restaurants. Some of these restaurants include more than 30 Outback Steakhouse franchises, over 25 Papa John’s Pizza franchises, and two Dunkin Donuts franchises.
Since Mashburn officially retired from the NBA in 2006, he has also worked as an analyst on ESPN.
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