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A tragic loss for the basketball world today with the passing of future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant in a helicopter accident along with 8 others including his 13 year old daughter....Kobe was a local HS legend here in the Philly area and TheEagleman was able to see him twice back when he played at Lower Merion....Black Mamba is arguably one of the top 10 players of all time and his talents and personality transcended the basketball court.....RIP Kobe.....prayers to his wife, 3 daughters and rest of his family....his Dad Joe (Jelly Bean) Bryant was also a local basketball hero playing with LaSalle University and the Sixers......

Teams in the Summit League are simply too skilled to outscore... you have to get stops. Harder said than done with how efficient and productive Summit offenses are but defense is the key. The loss at USD wasn't all that bad considering how the Coyotes have beaten other teams at home this season. The game on Wed at home against SDSU may be the deciding factor on if ORU can finish in the top three. Effort, movement, and ball security have all improved since that game at SDSU

I want to fill you guys in on the BP Session Jose participated in. Let me start by saying that Jose is a genuinely good dude. There were about 20 teenage boys at this event. Jose hung out with them like he was one of the kids. If you didn't know who he was you would have thought he was either a really mature looking HS senior or one of the instructors. He took bp with the boys, waiting line with them and talking with them while they waited. He made a point to talk to every kid. Other times he was just hanging out with three or four of them talking and goofing around. He also threw bp. He was totally cool, complementing the boys on their hits and giving them some tips and coaching. At one point he was waiting his turn with my son Gabriel. He put his arm around Gabriel asked him his age, favorite position, stuff like that. He hit right before Gabriel. After he got out out of the cage he was standing on the other side of the net while Gabriel hit. Gabriel launched the first pitch and Jose let out a yell and said "Way to go Gabriel." My kid felt like he was ten feet tall. After bp was over, Jose signed balls for each kids and we got a photo op. Uncharacteristically, Gabriel was one of the first kids in line so I didn't get a chance to get a picture of them together. So we waited until all the kids got a signed ball and went back up there so I could get a picture. I introduced myself to Jose and told him I was ORU class of 83. We talked a little bit about ORU. He told me he's going up in a couple of weeks for the hall of fame. I congratulated him and thanked him for representing our school so well. As we were done Jose said "Hey Gabriel stick around I've got something for you." After everyone got their pics and such Jose called Gabriel over and gave him his bat! Gabriel thought he was just letting him hold it and Jose said "That's your new bat. Its your bat now." Gabriel went nuts. He didn't say anything about ORU but since he only gave a bat to Gabriel we think that's the connection. Whatever the reason, my kid was over the moon. I don't think he slept Thursday night.