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The Brain and the Law
The Curious Case of the Disappearing Flags
Puzzle
The Hoops Heroes of Missouri
MISSOURI BASKETBALL LEGENDS THE SHOW-ME STATE’S BEST BALLERS
S adly, the last time St. Louis had a professional basketball team to call its own was in 1976, when the ABA merged with the NBA and the Spirits of St. Louis were no more. Despite the lack of a
only one life. “Ambition is the path to success,” Bradley once said. “Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” Based on his biography, it’s a road he knows well.
JO JO WHITE
He may have played college ball for the dreaded Kansas Jayhawks, but Jo Jo White is a native son of St. Louis through and through. He also holds the rare honor of having the numbers he wore for both Kansas (15) and the Boston Celtics (10) retired. White also won the NBA Finals MVP award during the 1976 season. During Game 5, a triple-overtime thriller, White put on a truly historic performance, netting 33 points and dishing out nine assists on the way to a Boston victory. We had to include somebody who played for a college in St. Louis on this list, and there’s no better representative than Larry Hughes. After attending Saint Louis University for one season and winning the USBWA National Freshman of the Year award, Hughes was selected eighth overall in the NBA draft. He played in the NBA for over a decade and was regarded as a stalwart defensive stopper. LARRY HUGHES
pro squad, St. Louis is still a hotbed for basketball fandom. That’s most evident in March, when countless residents crowd the bars and restaurants to watch March Madness. We may not have a school likely to cut down the nets this year, but we’ve produced more than our fair share of hardwood legends over the years.
BILL BRADLEY
As an Olympic gold medalist, a winner of two NBA championships, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Bill Bradley is arguably the most successful player to ever come out of Missouri. When you consider his accomplishments off the court — Princeton graduate, Air Force vet, U.S. senator — it’s hard to believe that he’s lived
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