Kee Kee in the Place to Be

Here they come...Iona, can you hear the boys from JC in the place to be? Chill Town's best baller Keydren "Kee Kee" Clark, who this season passed David Robinson for eigth on the all time scorers list in NCAA basketball is rapidly approaching seventh , sits at fifth on the list for three pointers made, and nailed a 10 ft. jumper last night with .3 seconds left to seal the deal against Marist's Red foxes who could do nothing to contain him (SPC 75 Marist 74). Kee Kee, SPC's All-American guard, has put St.Peter's on the map over the last three years and with little fan fare he has led all of NCAA men's basketball players in scoring over that time. This year however it has been bitter sweet for Keydren since George Jefferson, his teamate, best friend and roomate on the JC campus, died over the summer from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This is the same condition that squashed Reggie Lewis & Hank Gathers bright futures. Accordingly, Clark has dedicated this season to George and in his memory, he wants nothing more than to dance in March...but there is another goal that would be nothing short of remarkable. If he can lead the NCAA in scoring this year (he currently sits in fifth place 3.3 points behind the scoring leader who is a long haired freak from Gonzaga named, Adam Morrison) he would join Oscar Robertson and "Pistol" Pete Maravich as the only players to accomplish this feat. Just as impressive though is the fact that unlike Pete & Oscar, Keydren is a true scholar athlete. Receiving his undergraduate degree in three years, he currently is 3 credits shy of his masters degree. As I have learned more and more about him, I have really become a fan. St.Peter's is a mid major school...but Kee Kee would have been great wherever he played. This year, I think the MAAC is a lot better than some of the other small conferences that get more attention. For instance, besides Bucknell, who wants to see Army, Navy, Lehigh, who play in the Patriot League? Well, for some reason ESPN thinks I do because there have been a bunch of these games on TV in our area. These schools aren't anywhere near the Tri State and yet we are subject to watching games featuring teams like Indiana & Northwestern...Texas/Missouri...Memphis/Tulsa...This is a post for another day regrettably because I can't complain. I found last night's game on the internet radio site for Marist College & more importantly we won & kept hope alive (Keydren - 32 points and getting closer to Morrison)...You would think ESPN would run with a compelling story about an unheralded elite scholar athlete looking to make history and honor his best friend...but apparently not...This is their loss and our gain because this weekend, Saturday 2/4/06 @ 8:00 PM EST on MSG Network, St.Peter's will look to make up more ground in the MAAC by defeating the Sienna College Saints on the Yanitelli Center Floor inside the campus of the College of Saint Peter's Peacocks...Chill Town baby. So sit back, relax and watch some history as Kee Kee and crew smack the MAAC around in an attempt to get the respect they have earned and deserve.

Rock Out With Your 'Cock Out!