Yahoo Sports reports: Former NBA player and 2007-08 league champion Kendrick Perkins has agreed to become the general manager for Jackson State's men's basketball team. Perkins has been working as an analyst for the network, which also reported Perkins intends to continue in his current television role and will have ties to the university's broadcast and journalism program. Perkins will be working with new Jackson State coach Trey Johnson and athletic director Ashley Robinson.