Rod Strickland

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Rod Strickland grew up in the Bronx, While a junior he led Truman High School in Co-Op City to the state championship and was ranked as one of the top 10 high school recruits in the nation. He was a college star at DePaul University where he appeared in 87 games. As a junior, he was a First Team All-American A 1987 and 1988 All-America pick,He helped lead the Blue Demons to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1985–86 to 1987–88, including Sweet Sixteen showings in 1986 and 1987.He ranks among the program's career leaders in scoring average , assists and steals . He would go on to play over 1000 games in the NBA and is currently the head coach at Long Island University, He joins Mark and AJ to talk about it all. Tune in each week on streaming on the 365sportscast.com network or on www.sportstalknylive.com for the live broadcast, also on the 365sportscast iPhone, Android and Alexa apps.