Travis Ford Hires Phil Forte as Grad Assistant at SLU

Former Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford has hired former OSU guard Phil Forte as a graduate assistant at St. Louis University.

Per sources, SLU has hired all time leading OSU 3 point scorer @PhilForte13 as a GA. Travis Ford has his crew, poised for tournament runs

— Red (@Real_Big_Red) July 15, 2017

Glad to be here! Go pokes! Go Billikens!

— Phil Forte (@PhilForte13) July 15, 2017

The St. Louis Billikens finished 11-21 in Ford’s first season, but with four-star guard Jordan Goodwin coming in as a freshman and another four-star guard Carte’Are Gordon committed for next season, the Billikens could compete at the top of the Atlantic 10 Conference in the future.

Forte left Oklahoma State as the school’s career leader in made three-point shots and shot 48 percent from three in Big 12 play last season. He had 24 20-point games in his four-year career, and he finishes as the Cowboys’ sixth-leading all-time scorer.