Reminds me of Billy Baron
Ha. Whos that?
6 foot guard we had out of Rhode Island in 2011. Transferred out after his first semester - ended up at Canisius and think he led the nation in scoring his senior year.
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Oh shit he is nice. Lets get him on Pod cast Wonder why he left
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If I remember correctly his dad coached at Rhode Island and he left to play for him. Then his dad took the job at Canisius. Followed his dad. Plays professionally in Russia last I heard.
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Man I have no clue. Just wanna find out why he came to Uva and then broke out. Looks like he is playing in Russia now maybe
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My recollection is his heart just wasnât in it. Virginia was by far his best offer, but he really wanted to play his pops.
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Baron was in TBâs first recruiting class with Harris & Akil. He was the leading scorer in the season opener. All went south from there. Fell out of the rotation and moved on. Dad as a head coach made it an easy decision I assume. . He wasnât heavily recruited. Sort of a flier.
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makes sense.
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Rugby Road gets the best of em maybe
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Thought I remembered this story from USA Today. Amazed it is still online.
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Unreal
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This is the Billy Baron story I remember. CBS talked to him about his experience playing in Lithuania when the Ball brothers signed there.
CBS: Whatâs the thing you tell your friends about it that they have trouble believing?
BB: One of my first games there, there was a brawl in the stands that carried onto the court. My coach used to sell meat out of the trunk of his car after practice.
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Ha. incredible
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Billyâs older brother Jimmy, who played for their dad at Rhode Island, was a serious sniper. Dude had sick range.
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Random memory but I ran into Joey Hoops and Billy Baron together once at a U of R vs Rhode Island game during their first year, Billyâs dad was coaching URI at the time. They were definitely tight
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Daye Jr. is childhood best friends with Trey Murphy. Spoke with him a while back. Donât think heâs what theyâre looking for though.
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A two guard that averages 17pts a game. Nah why would we need that 
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Because he shoots under 30% from 3 on his career haha
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But maybe he can boogieâŚ
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