Daughters of Jayson Williams denounce his St. John's HOF nod

The daughters of a former NBA All-Star have denounced St. John's for inducting their father into the school's athletics hall of fame because of accusations of neglect in their lives.

St. John's should be ashamed of Tryumph because he was in the class during the weekend, according to open letters written by him and his brother.

Williams was sentenced to more than a year in prison for the accidental shotgun death of his driver.

The sisters accused Williams of neglect and emotional and verbal abuse, as well as failing to provide adequate financial support.

Williams accused her sister of being locked in a trash chute by Williams. Tryumph accused St. John's of using money to honor a man.

I don't understand why you're being honored and inducted into the hall of fame when I've always had to work hard in order to survive. She wrote that St. John's University should be embarrassed.

The student at the Fashion Institute of Technology named her father a deadbeat and accused him of being an alcoholic.

Requests for comment from St. John's and Williams were not returned.

Williams didn't check the weapon's safety mechanism before he snapped the gun open and killed Christofi. Williams stripped off his clothes and jumped into his pool after placing the weapon in the chauffeur's hands. Williams' lawyers said that the shooting was an accident and that he panicked.

He apologized to the family of the victim when he was sentenced. Williams paid more than $2 million to the family of a man who died in a car accident.

The Rebound Institute in Florida has been promoted by St. John's as a success story.

Williams never apologized to his daughters, according to their writings.

I knew that I could not change who my father was or the way he treated me. The apology and contrition were never going to come.

The poem she wrote about her father was dedicated to the weakest man she knew.

Williams played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets. Williams was one of the best rebounders in the NBA when he retired due to leg injuries.

He was a member of the St. John's basketball team for three seasons. Williams was a part of the St. John's team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 1989. He was the 21st overall pick in the 1990 draft and went on to have a prolific pro career.

Williams is going to be part of a seven-person class at St. John's.