It’s been over six months since Houston Christian Huskies basketball standout Darius Lee was shot and killed in his hometown of Harlem, New York, but his former team and family are still grieving.
“We lost a really good player, one of the best players I ever coached. But more than that, we lost a guy who really meant a lot to a lot of people,” Houston Christian basketball coach Ron Cottrell said.
The 21-year old was coming off an impressive season where he was named second-team all-conference and even had a 52 point performance that made national headlines. “Team goals he wanted to win a championship and he was going for Player of the Year, which I thought he was going to get it easily. It was going to be his year,” said former teammate Sam Hoffman.
Since his death, his family, friends and university has found different ways to honor his life and legacy.
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