Trail Blazers' McCollum studying at Harvard Business School

C.J. McCollum is once again spending the NBA offseason trying to further his education.

The Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard is taking a course at Harvard Business School called "The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports" with some other famous folks.

A kid from Canton, Ohio made it into a Harvard Business classroom 🙏🏽. Day 1 @hbsexeced in the 📚 . Locked in thinking of a master plan. 📸/ @kev.wolf

A post shared by CJMcCollum (@3jmccollum) on May 31, 2017 at 5:12pm PDT

His peers include actress Katie Holmes, Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique, and Ireland rugby star Jamie Heaslip. They'll learn how to develop, manage, and promote a "successful entertainment offering."

@3gerardpique, @3jmccollum, Rashean Mathis, @jamieheaslip, Allison Feaster, and @MICK sat down with their fellow program participants to talk about the unique relationships and opportunities for talent and industry executives. One of the best things about HBS Executive Education's The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program is the opportunity for talent and executives to learn together. #lifeathbs #BEMS

A post shared by Harvard Business School (@harvardhbs) on Jun 2, 2017 at 3:26pm PDT

McCollum, who earned a journalism degree from Lehigh University, interned at The Players' Tribune last summer. The rising media star hosts weekly radio shows during the regular season and launched a high school journalism program in 2016.

He's not the first NBA player to take the course at Harvard, as Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul and San Antonio Spurs big man Pau Gasol completed it last summer.

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