(St. Louis, MO) – Keith Pickens was one of the best high school basketball players I ever saw. No, he wasn’t Bradley Beal or David Lee, but he was top drawer in my book. In 17 years of broadcasting St. Louis area games, he was among the best of the best.
His college career at Missouri State has been littered with injuries and his potential cut short. I’ve written about his journey earlier here on Valley Hoops Insider.
Friday he will begin is final excursion into Arch Madness. Thursday he was a part of the pre-tournament press conference and I thought it fitting to play his and Head Coach Paul Lusk’s comments here. He and they are classy people.
The Bears have have fought the injury bug all season, losing Pickens at times and leading scorer Marcus Marshall for the back half of the season.
I for one and hoping ‘Pick’ has a long run this weekend.
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