He'll be one of this year's Lapchick Character Award recipients, along with National Champion coaches Jay Wright and Muffet McGraw.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ng-irish-receive-joe-lapchick-character-award
From the story:
The pair of coaches will be honored along with Solly Walker, the first African-American to play basketball at St. John's, at a luncheon on Sept. 21.
Walker helped St. John's reach the NCAA title game in 1952 and the NIT championship game the next season.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ng-irish-receive-joe-lapchick-character-award
From the story:
The pair of coaches will be honored along with Solly Walker, the first African-American to play basketball at St. John's, at a luncheon on Sept. 21.
Walker helped St. John's reach the NCAA title game in 1952 and the NIT championship game the next season.
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