Obituaries
Coroner: Former Purdue star Caleb Swanigan dies at 25

Jun. 21, 2022 02:38 PM EDT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at 25. The Allen County Coroner's office confirmed Tuesday that Swanigan...

FILE - North Carolina basketball star Lennie Rosenbluth is shown during a practice session Feb. 27, 1957, location not known. Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to its first basketball NCAA title in 1957 with a victory over Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in the championship game, died Saturday, June 18, 2022. He was 89. (AP Photo/File)
Lennie Rosenbluth, star of UNC's '57 title team, dies at 89

Jun. 18, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

FILE - Teammates George Thompson (24) and Pat Smith (11) of Marquette leap for rebound in the first half of a college basketball against Marshall University at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 16, 1967. Thompson, who played for Marquette from 1967-69 and remains one of the program’s all-time leading scorers, has died. He was 74. Marquette announced Thompson died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at his Milwaukee home due to complications from diabetes. (AP Photo)
Former Marquette basketball star George Thompson dies at 74

Jun. 09, 2022 11:25 AM EDT

FILE - University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Bob Ball appears to get a ball full in the face as he struggles to gain possession against University of Kentucky's Reggie Warford during first half of their NCAA college basketball NIT playoff game at New York's Madison Square Garden, March 21, 1976. Warford, Kentucky’s second Black men’s basketball player and first Black player at the school to graduate, died Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Pittsburgh. He was 67. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
Reggie Warford, Kentucky's first Black 4-year player, dies

May. 26, 2022 02:49 PM EDT

Jernstedt's 'celebration' includes unveiling of Indy statue

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2022 03:32 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime NCAA executive Tom Jernstedt helped create a path for the men's college basketball tournament to go from just a national championship...

FILE - UNC-Charlotte coach Lee Rose reacts during an NCAA basketball game against Michigan on March 19, 1977, in Lexington, Ky. Rose, a former men’s college basketball coach who led Purdue and Charlotte to the Final Four, died Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Charlotte. He was 85. The school did not provide a cause of death. (AP Photo/File)
Former Purdue, Charlotte, USF coach Lee Rose dies at 85

By Steve Reed Apr. 05, 2022 10:31 PM EDT

Julius Pegues, first Black player at Pitt, dies at 86

Apr. 02, 2022 06:12 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Julius Pegues, the first Black basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 86. ...

FILE - UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden, left, is congratulated by Jacksonville coach Joe Williams after UCLA beat the Dolphins, 80-69, in the national championship game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on March 21, 1970, in College Park, Md. Williams, who coached Artis Gilmore and tiny Jacksonville University to the 1970 NCAA Tournament championship game against mighty UCLA, died Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Enterprise, Miss., while in hospice care after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son Joe Williams said. He was 88. (AP Photo/File)
Joe Williams, coached Jacksonville to NCAA title game, dies

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 26, 2022 05:14 PM EDT

FILE - Elnardo Webster (30) of St. Peter's grabs rebound after scoring attempt by Kansas during a National Invitation Tournament college basketball game against Kansas at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 21, 1968. Webster, who put Saint Peter's basketball on the map more than a half century ago in leading the Peacocks to the NIT semifinals in 1968, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2022, in Morristown, N.J., after being hospitalized with a heart issue, former teammates said. He was 74. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)
Elnardo Webster, led Saint Peter's to NIT semis in '68, dies

By Tom Canavan Mar. 22, 2022 09:21 PM EDT

Tom Young, former Rutgers basketball coach, dies at 89

Mar. 20, 2022 05:19 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Tom Young, the former Rutgers basketball coach who led the Scarlet Knights to an undefeated regular season in 1975-76 and their only Final...

FILE - This undated file photo shows Kentucky basketball coach Joe B. Hall on the sidelines. The former Kentucky basketball coach has died at age 93. The program announced Hall’s death in a social media post Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 after the coach’s family notified current Wildcats coach John Calipari.(AP Photo/File)
Joe B. Hall, who led Kentucky to 1978 NCAA title, dies at 93

By Gary B. Graves Jan. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EST

Florida State guard Caleb Mills (4) shoots over Purdue guard Jaden Ivey (23) and guard Sasha Stefanovic (55) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
No. 2 Purdue uses scoring combination to KO Seminoles 93-65

By Michael Marot Nov. 30, 2021 09:49 PM EST

Gonzaga guard Julian Strawther, center, sits on the bench during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Central Michigan on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Gonzaga's Strawther thrives in native Vegas, honors late mom

By W.g. Ramirez Nov. 24, 2021 05:36 PM EST

Connecticut's Adama Sanogo, left, looks to take a shot between LIU defenders Ty Flowers, center, and Eral Penn, right,, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday Nov. 17, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Tyler Polley scores 17 points, No. 23 UConn routs LIU 93-40

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 17, 2021 08:51 PM EST

Bill Steinman, longtime Columbia athletics official, dies

Sep. 23, 2021 06:36 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — William C. Steinman, the longtime sports information director of Columbia University, has died. He was 76. Steinman, a...

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2012, file photo, Nan Wooden looks at a statue of her late father, UCLA men's basketball coach John Wooden, after its unveiling outside the new Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles. Nan Wooden died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. She was 87. The school said she died of natural causes at a care facility in the San Fernando Valley, according to family members. She had suffered a series of strokes in recent years. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Nan Wooden, daughter of UCLA coach John Wooden, dies at 87

By Beth Harris Sep. 14, 2021 08:43 PM EDT

FILE - Team captain Jerry Harkness right, and other members of the 1963 Loyola men's basketball championship team meet Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, during a halftime ceremony honoring the 1963 Loyola and Mississippi State teams in Chicago, in this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, file photo. Harkness, who led Loyola Chicago to a barrier-breaking national basketball championship and a was civil rights pioneer, has died. He was 81. The school announced Harkness passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
Mississippi State-Loyola (IL) 12/15/2012

Aug. 24, 2021 03:58 PM EDT

Former Loyola NCAA college basketball star Jerry Harkness poses at his home in Indianapolis on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Harkness, who led Loyola Chicago to a barrier-breaking national basketball championship and a was civil rights pioneer, has died. He was 81. The school announced Harkness passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 24, 2021. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Loyola Chicago basketball pioneer Jerry Harkness dies at 81

By John Marshall Aug. 24, 2021 03:56 PM EDT

FILE - Jim Phelan, head coach of the Mount St. Mary's men's NCAA college basketball team, ponders his future in his office, in this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, file photo. Phelan, who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary's, has died. He was 92. The athletic department at Mount St. Mary's said Phelan died in his sleep at home Tuesday night, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen, File)
Longtime Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan dies at age 92

Jun. 16, 2021 12:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009, file photo, Big East commissioner John Marinatto speaks at a news conference in New York. Marinatto, who was commissioner of the Big East during a tumultuous period of conference realignment across college sports, had died. He was 64. Providence College, Marinatto's alma mater and the school where he began a long career in college sports, said he died Saturday, June 12, 2021. A cause of death was not immediately released. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
John Marinatto, ran Big East in time of tumult, dies at 64

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 14, 2021 05:56 PM EDT