Education
Born in Merced, California, Madkins attended University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles).
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Career
He is a former professional basketball player. He signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association and played with them from 1993 to 1994, and was signed by the Miami Heat on January 21, 1998, but was waived six days later without playing a game. Madkins played briefly with the Golden State Warriors in 1998.
He also played overseas in Spain and France.
After his retirement from basketball, he acted as an assistant coach for California State University, Stanislaus, and for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins, and in 2003 was named a player scout for the New York Knicks. During the 2007-2008 season he served as Director of West Coast College Scouting for the Seattle SuperSonics.
On September 10, 2008, Madkins was named Director of Scouting by the Houston Rockets. In 2010, he joined the New Orleans Hornets as their Vice President of Player Personnel.
On September 24, 2012, Madkins was hired by the Los Angeles Clippers as their director of basketball operations, reporting to vice president of basketball operations Gary Sacks.
In June 2014, Clippers coach Doc Rivers was promoted from senior vice president to president of basketball operations, and Madkins was demoted to director of scouting as part of Rivers" restructuring.
