The Houston Baptist basketball program is “devastated” by the tragic loss of life of Darius Lee, who died in a mass taking pictures in Harlem early Monday.
Lee was one in all 9 individuals who was shot within the incident; police stated that he was the one one that died, and was not the meant goal within the taking pictures.
“We're devastated. Darius was a outstanding younger man who cherished the Lord, his mother, his household, his teammates, his associates and his complete HBU household,” head coach Ron Cottrell stated in a press release. “We're in shock and can't wrap our heads round this information. My coronary heart breaks for his mother, his sister and his complete household, and for our basketball staff. The one factor we discover consolation in proper now could be understanding the place Darius is. He's within the arms of Jesus… we all know that as truth. And we are going to see him once more some day.
“As nice of a basketball participant as he was, he was an excellent higher individual. I can’t even consider basketball proper now. I can solely consider what a lightweight Darius was throughout his brief time on earth. He was a pleasure to educate and we cherished him a lot. Please preserve his mother, sister and household in your prayers, in addition to our HBU basketball household, throughout this very troublesome time.”
Lee was Houston Baptist’s main scorer and rebounder this previous season, and was on observe to graduate this December.
“Our prayers are together with his household first and most significantly, but in addition together with his associates, coaches, and teammates,” Houston Baptist athletics director Steve Moniaci stated in a press release.
“He was a really superb younger man who had a really vibrant future in entrance of him each on and off the courtroom. That is sadly, but once more, one other instance of the mindless gun violence that appears to be plaguing our nation proper now and all of us pray it can stop.”
The 6-foot-6 guard performed at SUNY Sullivan Neighborhood School earlier than he transferred to Houston Baptist.
“He was an harmless child that was in class enjoying basketball,” Lee’s sister, Tiara, advised The Put up in an earlier story. “He cared about basketball. He determined to remain outdoors sooner or later, and that is what occurs.
“My brother’s gone,” she lamented. “Nice child. He’s gone for no cause. I’ve been making an attempt to determine it out myself.”
Jorge Lopez, the coach at St. Raymond Excessive College for Boys in The Bronx, the place Lee performed in highschool, mentioned being “heartbroken” by the tragedy.
“After I first discovered about it, I had heard in regards to the taking pictures in Harlem, however I used to be simply so devastated after I got here to seek out out that Darius Lee was the sufferer who was killed,” Lopez stated.
“I’m fully heartbroken,” Lopez added. “He had the whole lot going for him — an awesome profession, an awesome household.
“He cherished coming again and monitoring younger individuals. He labored out with our guys, received to play pick-up with the gamers and simply spend time with them.”
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