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What can truly be said about the horrific events that took place at Virginia Tech this morning without seeming irreverent or callous? Thirty-three young lives have been senselessly taken from their...
View ArticleMeet Me on the Quad at Midnight…
Very discomforting news this afternoon out of Winston-Salem that Skip Prosser, the eminently likeable Wake Forest coach, has died at age 56. Reports state that he had a heart attack after a jog and...
View ArticleSkip Prosser – Forever a Deacon
With the news today of the passing of Skip Prosser, Deacon Nation and the rest of the college basketball world is coming to terms with what many people have described as a loss of “one of the good...
View ArticleTP for Skip
As promised, and much to the surprise of the various scavengers and other denizens of the night, we went outside our apartment building at midnight and paid our respects to Coach Prosser by TPing the...
View ArticleRIP to The Bear, Don Haskins
Over the weekend, we too heard the disheartening news that one of the game’s most historically important figures had died. Don Haskins, longtime coach of UTEP (nee’ Texas Western), passed away on...
View ArticlePete Newell: A Basketball Legend
We felt bad giving such short shrift to Pete Newell yesterday in our ATB wrapup, so we wanted to take an opportunity to give our condolences to the Newell family and also educate young readers on just...
View ArticleJohn Wooden 1910-2010
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” –John Robert Wooden
View ArticleAnother Tough Weekend in Westwood
The storied UCLA basketball program has had a tough academic year, and certainly fans and alumni of the program are looking forward to a brighter days ahead after a graduation weekend that saw their...
View ArticleCoach Wooden Farewell: “One in a Billion”
Former UCLA head coach and legend John Wooden was honored at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon for nearly 100 years of life that impacted tens of thousands of people, both sports fans and...
View ArticleClass Of 2012 Prospect Killed Over Holiday Weekend
Deion Jackson-Houston, a Dallas high school basketball prospect originally from Duncan, Oklahoma, was killed this past Saturday. He was visiting family in his hometown for the July 4th weekend and, as...
View ArticleFormer Kentucky Star Melvin Turpin Has Committed Suicide
Former Kentucky center Melvin Turpin, aged 49, has died by his own hand at his home in Lexington earlier today. Known popularly as “Dinner Bell Mel” because of his size, and “The Dipper” because of his...
View ArticleR.I.P. Lorenzo Charles (1963-2011)
We are sad to report news out of Raleigh, North Carolina, where former North Carolina State star and 1983 NCAA Tournament hero Lorenzo Charles apparently died in a bus accident at 5 PM today. Charles...
View ArticleR.I.P. Armen Gilliam (1964-2011)
UNLV legend Armen Gilliam died on Tuesday night at the age of 47 after suffering an apparent heart attack while playing pickup basketball in a Pittsburgh-area gym. Gilliam’s death occurs just nine days...
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