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ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 4th time with surgery scheduled for Tuesday
Read full article: ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 4th time with surgery scheduled for TuesdayLongtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time.
Detroit Mercy hires ex-Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Izzo’s staff at Michigan State
Read full article: Detroit Mercy hires ex-Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Izzo’s staff at Michigan StateDetroit Mercy has hired former Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State.
The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolution
Read full article: The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolutionThe AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll has been a mainstay for 75 years, but much like the game itself, it has evolved with the times.
Michigan State outlasts Tshiebwe, No. 4 Kentucky in 2OT
Read full article: Michigan State outlasts Tshiebwe, No. 4 Kentucky in 2OTMalik Hall forced two extra periods with dunks off inbounds plays, and Michigan State outlasted No. 4 Kentucky 86-77 in double overtime after Oscar Tshiebwe concluded his strong season debut by fouling out.
🔒 From The Vault: Bob Lanier, Dick Vitale host camp in Detroit in 1980
Read full article: 🔒 From The Vault: Bob Lanier, Dick Vitale host camp in Detroit in 1980Former Pistons star Bob Lanier and former Pistons coach Dick Vitale didn’t always love each other, but in this 1980 WDIV story, the two of them host a basketball camp in Detroit together.
Texas A&M stuns No. 15 Arkansas 82-64 to reach SEC final
Read full article: Texas A&M stuns No. 15 Arkansas 82-64 to reach SEC finalQuenton Jackson scored 20 points and eighth-seeded Texas A&M took down a ranked opponent for the second straight day, stunning No. 15 Arkansas 82-64 to reach the championship game of the SEC Tournament.
‘I am truly sorry’: Michigan’s Juwan Howard suspended rest of regular season
Read full article: ‘I am truly sorry’: Michigan’s Juwan Howard suspended rest of regular seasonFollowing a 5-game suspension by the University of Michigan, the four words Monday (Feb. 21) night from Juwan Howard, many thought, were a day late; I am truly sorry.
Former Detroit college basketball star Duerod dies at age 64
Read full article: Former Detroit college basketball star Duerod dies at age 64DETROIT – Terry Duerod, a college basketball standout who played for Dick Vitale at the University of Detroit Mercy in the 1970s before winning an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, has died. The school announced Duerod's death Friday and said he'd been fighting Leukemia. Vitale said in that news release that he'd found out from Duerod's wife about his death. In 1977 — Vitale's last year coaching at the school — the Titans won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time. He played two more at Detroit after that, averaging 23.3 points a game as a senior and helping the team to another NCAA Tournament appearance.
How former Detroit Mercy coach Smokey Gains paved the way
Read full article: How former Detroit Mercy coach Smokey Gains paved the wayDETROIT – The basketball world is in mourning after former University of Detroit Mercy basketball coach Smokey Gaines lost his battle with cancer. Gaines joined Vitale’s staff as an assistant and when Vitale went to the Pistons, Smokey became the University of Detroit’s first Black head coach. He also get the team to the NCAA tournament and, two years later, Gaines left to become the head coach at San Diego State University. Gaines had a long career in basketball, but he never forgot where he came from and always stayed close to the Detroit Mercy Titans program. Smokey Gaines smoked the nets and opened doors for others.