NBA news: Obituaries (page 5)
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
John Rudometkin, the University of Southern California star center who played in the NBA for New York and San Francisco, has died. He was 75.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Former NBA player Jackson Vroman was found dead in a pool at his Los Angeles County residence on Monday morning. He was 34.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Harvey Pollack, the last original employee of the NBA's inaugural season to still be working in the league, has died. He was 93.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Clarence "Bevo" Francis, who had 113 points for Rio Grande College in a 1954 game and was one of college basketball's great scorers, has died. He was 82.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Former Vanderbilt basketball player Dai-Jon Parker died Thursday in an accidental drowning in Indianapolis. He was 22.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Walter Byers, the first executive director of the NCAA, who spent 36 years leading and shaping the organization that oversees college athletics, has died.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Bill Foster, the only Clemson basketball coach to reach the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight, has died after long bout with Parkinson's disease. He was 79.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Marques Haynes, the Harlem Globetrotters star often called the greatest dribbler in basketball history, has died. He was 89.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Former University of North Carolina head coach Bill Guthridge, who also served 30 years as an assistant to Dean Smith, died Tuesday night at age 77.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Former Alcorn State basketball coach Davey Whitney has died. He was 85. No cause of death was given.