(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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ICYMI: Semifinal # 2 today at #ArchMadness will feature a contrast of styles as # 5 @UIC_MBB faces # 4 @RacersHoops in the 2:30 game.
It's final: @UNImbb 68 @UEAthletics_MBB 59. The Panthers get @Redbird_MBB on Friday night. Campbell finishes with 23 points. Smith with a double-double. AJ Casey was great with 23 & 10. Panthers with 16 assists.
4:05 left: @UNImbb 57 @UEAthletics_MBB 54. Aces' ball. UNI upside? Campbell with 21 points. Down side - Bond 0/6 from deep. UE upside? Casey with 20 & 9. Down Side? 2/11 from deep in the second half. Anybody's game at #ArchMadness
7:25 left: @UNImbb 55 @UEAthletics_MBB 52. Trey Campbell with 21 points for the Panthers and AJ Casey with 18 for the Aces. Tristan Smith is such a game changer. He has 8 pts & 9 rebounds, but that doesn't tell the story. #ArchMadness
