Obituaries
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

Loyola University athletic director Joe Boylan poses for a portrait at the school's new $62 million Ridley Intercollegiate Athletic Complex, in Baltimore. Boylan, a popular radio voice for Rutgers basketball and a former coach when the team made its only Final Four appearance nearly a half-century ago, died Sunday, March 21, 2021. He was 82. (Sarah Pastrana/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Boylan, Rutgers radio voice, former hoops coach, dies at 82

Mar. 22, 2021 05:18 PM EDT

South Carolina says hoop Hall of Famer Art Whisnant has died

Mar. 17, 2021 05:19 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina basketball Hall of Famer Art Whisnant has died. The school announced Whisnant's death Wednesday. No...

Purdue guard Jaden Ivey (23) makes a pass in front of Wisconsin forward Tyler Wahl (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Edey helps No. 23 Purdue hold off No. 25 Wisconsin 73-69

By Michael Marot Mar. 02, 2021 11:33 PM EST

Phil Rollins, who led Louisville to 1956 NIT title, dies

Feb. 09, 2021 06:21 PM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Phil Rollins, a starting guard on Louisville’s 1956 NIT championship squad who went on to play in the NBA, has died. He was 87. ...

Texas Rio Grande Valley coach Lew Hill talks to an official during an NCAA college basketball game against Dixie State at the UTRGV field house in Edinburg, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Texas Rio Grande Valley says Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, a day after coaching a basketball game against Texas Southern. He was 55. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP)
Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Dixie State Trailblazers 1/16/2021

Feb. 08, 2021 12:34 AM EST

Texas Rio Grande Valley coach Lew Hill is seen during an NCAA college basketball game against Dixie State at the UTRGV field house in Edinburg, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Texas Rio Grande Valley says Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, a day after coaching a basketball game against Texas Southern. He was 55. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP)
Rio Grande Valley coach Lew Hill dies day after final game

Feb. 07, 2021 10:49 PM EST

Wisconsin's Micah Potter and Penn State's John Harrar go after a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
No. 19 Wisconsin returns to winning ways over Penn St, 72-56

By Steve Megargee Feb. 02, 2021 11:18 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 2006, file photo, John Chaney poses for a photo in Philadelphia. Chaney, one of the nation’s leading basketball coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame career at Temple, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. He was 89. The university said he died after a short, unspecified illness. He celebrated his birthday last week. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach John Chaney

By The Associated Press Jan. 29, 2021 06:39 PM EST

FILE - A statue of former Temple coach John Chaney is unveiled before the start of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, file photo. John Chaney, one of the nation’s leading Black coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame basketball career at Temple, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by the university Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.(AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)
Villanova-Temple 2/1/2014

Jan. 29, 2021 03:32 PM EST

FILE - Temple head coach John Chaney reacts to a foul call in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., in this Jan. 8, 2005, file photo. John Chaney, one of the nation’s leading Black coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame basketball career at Temple, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by the university Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.(AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, File)
John Chaney, commanding Temple basketball coach, dies at 89

By Dan Gelston Jan. 29, 2021 03:21 PM EST

FILE - Dalton State coach Tony Ingle directs his team during the second half of the NAIA championship basketball game against Westmont in Kansas City, Mo., in this Tuesday, March 24, 2015, file photo. Dalton State defeated Westmont 71-53. Tony Ingle, who failed to win a game in his tenure as BYU's interim basketball coach but went on to capture lower-division national championships at two Georgia colleges, has died at the age of 68. His son, Izzy, announced on Twitter that Ingle died Monday night, Jan. 18, 2021, of complications from COVID-19.(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Former BYU, Kennesaw coach Ingle dies at 68 from COVID-19

Jan. 19, 2021 01:35 PM EST

Kentucky basketball walk-on, pitcher Ben Jordan dies at 22

Jan. 12, 2021 02:51 PM EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky says Ben Jordan, a right-handed pitcher who played last season on the men’s basketball team because of a shortage of players,...