Sixers small forward Robert Covington (TSU) playing well

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania  -- When Robert Covington signed with the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent a month ago, he was excited about his chances of playing with the Sixers. Covington also thought about two of his friends from Philly who played basketball with him at Tennessee State. He played with Kenny Moore (University City) and Jay Harris (Paul Robeson) at TSU.

“They were really good players in college,” Covington said. “Actually, Jay is still there. This is his senior year right now. It was great playing with both of them. Jay always came in with a spark. Kenny was a great player. We grew a lot as teammates.”

Covington hails from Chicago where he was a big star at Proviso West High School. The 6-foot-9, 215-pound small forward, headed down to Nashville, Tenn., to play basketball at one of country’s legendary Black colleges. Covington played some great basketball for the Tigers. He received second team All Ohio Valley Conference honors. He was a Boxtorow HBCU All-American. He finished his playing days with 1,749 points and 876 rebounds.

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