Wayne McCoy — St. John’s star billed as ‘better than Kareem’ — dead at 64

Frank Gilroy still remembers the first time he saw Wayne McKoy with his own two eyes. This was March of 1975, at the old Top Eight Classic that used to determine the very best basketball team in New York state. Gilroy was a precocious sophomore at Holy Cross High then, 6-foot-6 with game, clearly ticketed for Divisi…

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