Grizzlies rookie Cedric Coward just put his DIII coach on wrong side of history
Cedric Coward poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 11th by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Cedric Coward’s former Division III coach explains why the Grizzlies lottery pick may have a path to the NBA unlike any other.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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