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Yuri Collins announced this morning he will go through the evaluation process for the NBA draft while maintaining his eligibility to return to St. Louis University.
Noah Magaro-George: Saint Louis University Senior Jordan Goodwin will have a workout with the San Antonio Spurs tomorrow, his agent @Kev Martin tells me.
Former Saint Louis University and NBA basketball star Larry Hughes has joined a partnership to open two medical marijuana dispensaries and a cultivation and processing center in St. Louis. Viola Missouri is a partnership involving Hughes and his former NBA teammate Al Harrington, CEO of Viola Brands, a medical marijuana company he formed in 2011, according to a Forbes report. It is the only Black-owned and operated cannabis company in Missouri.
Justin Love, Mascoutah basketball head coach, former SLU standout, and former player in Europe died on Tuesday. He was just 41. Per the statement released by Superintendent Dr. Craig Fiegel, Love was found unresponsive on campus. He was rushed to the nearby hospital and later pronounced deceased. He was the head coach of the Mascoutah high school basketball program for the past three years. Following his collegiate career with Saint Louis, Love signed with the Phoenix Suns and after becoming a free agent moved to Europe, competed in China as well.
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Saint Louis University Billikens forward Hasahn French announced he was entering the draft pool on Twitter Tuesday but made it clear he would be maintaining his eligibility throughout, with the possibility of returning to SLU for his senior season.
Reed’s career got off track beginning with a sexual assault allegation — charges were not pressed — that led to him being kicked off the team at St. Louis University. He declared for the 2011 draft, did not get picked and entered the D-League with the Springfield (Mass.) Armor. He earned a training camp invite from Sacramento in 2012 and was cut just before the season started. The same thing happened with Memphis a year later and in Brooklyn last fall. He also played for the Pacers’ summer league team last year. “The process has really helped me become the person I am now,” Reed said. “I’m glad I learned from it and became a better man and a better man of God. Now everything’s starting to turn around.
Former NBA player and Saint Louis University Billiken player Larry Hughes stops by the KPLR studios. His foundation will present its annual “J Walk`N” event at the Parkway North High School Football Field. April Simpson will serve as the 2014 Grand Marshal. Organ Donor Registry Drive is more than a walk-a-thon- it`s a challenge to the students of America to be mindful of the power of organ donation. J Walk`N is named in honor of the late Justin Hughes, brother of former NBA star Larry Hughes. Justin passed away in 2006 at the age of 20 after living for nearly a decade with a heart transplant.
The day after his first NBA game since April 28, 2012, Derrick Rose — and more importantly, his rehabilitated left ACL — experienced no ill effects heading into the Bulls’ practice Sunday afternoon at St. Louis University’s Chaifetz Arena. “I’m feeling good. Thibs has been asking me the same thing. I’m feeling all right, though. After the game, I could have played some more, but they took me out, so if anything, just watching me and making sure that I’m all right,” he said. “I think conditioning and rehab and training definitely put me in the spot that I’m in right now, where I’m recovering real quick, I’m eating right. My diet changed, and it’s actually preventing a lot of injuries, knick-knack injuries. In the future, just preparing myself the right way and staying healthy, that’s the key.” Rose played 20 minutes and 26 seconds in Saturday’s preseason-opening win over the Pacers in Indianapolis but wanted to play more. “It’s tough, especially for it to be a close game like it was and to be sitting out,” explained the former league MVP, who scored 13 points. “Just wanted to test myself a little bit more, but I wasn’t able to.”
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The Cavaliers are expected to invite three non-roster players to training camp, which opens Friday. It appears former Miami University guard Kenny Hayes along with forwards Mychel Thompson (Pepperdine) and Willie Reed (Saint Louis University) will round out the Cavaliers training camp roster. Many clubs invite additional players to camps.
Ed Macauley, one of the NBA’s first big stars who won a championship with the St. Louis Hawks and was traded by the Boston Celtics for Bill Russell, has died. He was 83. Saint Louis University announced Macauley’s death on Tuesday. The school had no other details. “Easy Ed” was a standout player with the Billikens, leading them to the 1948 NIT title.
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they have hired college assistant Alex Jensen as the first head coach of their still unnamed NBA D-League franchise in Canton, Ohio. Jensen's only coaching experience has been as an assistant under longtime Utah head coach Rick Majerus at St. Louis University.
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