Photo: Dale Brown coaching Shaquille O’Neal in 1991. Photo credit: Patrick Dennis. An NCAA basketball coaching legend has passed away. Dale Brown, who led the LSU Tigers men for 25 seasons from 1972-1997 and won four SEC titles in that span, passed away on Oct. 23 at the age of 90. A native of Minot, N.D., Brown compiled a 448-301 record with the Tigers. He led his teams to 13 NCAA tournament berths and two final fours in addition to the conference titles. In the 1978-79 seas

Photo: Cliff Hagan with the St. Louis Hawks. Photo courtesy: Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. One of the great players in the history of the Atlanta Hawks franchise has passed away. Cliff Hagan, a 5-time all-star and one-time champion with the St. Louis Hawks, passed sway on Oct. 15 at the age of 94. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, Hagan is a member of the Kentucky Basketball Hall of Fame by virtue of his prolific efforts as a Kentucky Wildcat and of the Missouri Sports Hall o

Photo: Bob Pettit as a St. Louis Hawk. Photo credit: Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. One of the greatest players in NBA history has passed away. On Sept. 24, it was announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame that 11-time NBA All-Star, 1958 NBA champion and two-time NBA MVP Bob Pettit had passed away. He was 93. Pettit, a Baton Rouge, La. native, stayed local for college, playing at Louisiana State University, where he was a three-time All-SEC player and two-time

One of the NBA's iconic voices has passed away. Lawrence Tanter, the longtime public address announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers known for his signature baritone voice, died on September 23 at the age of 76. A native of Chicago, Ill., Tanter was the in-arena voice of the Lakers from 1982-2006. As the team's public address announcer, Tanter saw 10 NBA titles and 16 conference titles. He was also the announcer for a time on the Lakers' pre and post game shows on Los Angeles tel

Photo: Don Nelson during his coaching days. Photo credit: Jed Jacobson, Getty Images. An NBA legend known for one of the most improbable and important shots in history and for revolutionizing the game that NBA offense was played has passed away. On Sunday afternoon, it was announced by his family that five-time NBA champion and three-time NBA Coach of the Year Don Nelson has passed away. He was 86. Born in Muskegon, Mich., “Nellie” starred at Rock Island High School (Rock Isl

Photo: Chicago Bulls forward Stacey King in 1990. Photo credit: Focus on Sport, Getty Images. Former Chicago Bulls forward and current Bulls television analyst Stacey King has passed away. King, a 6 foot, 11 inch forward from Lawton, Okla., played at the Oklahoma University from 1985-89. As a junior, he started 38 of 39 games and posted 22.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks, the latter statistic leading the SEC. He was 1st team All-America as a senior, posting 26.0 points

Photo: Brazil's Oscar Schmidt goes against the United States' Scottie Pippen in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. Photo credit: Hans Deryk, Associated Press. The best player never to play in the NBA has passed away. Oscar Schmidt, long regarded as the greatest to never to play in an NBA regular season game, has died at the age of 68. Schmidt was a 6 foot, 9 inch forward who played nearly 30 years overseas, accumulating copious amounts of accolades in the process, including b

Photo: Former NBA head coach Doug Moe in his days as an assistant coach. Moe passed away age age 87 on Feb. 17. His 628 victories are 19th all-time. Photo credit: Getty Images. Cover photo: Doug Moe as head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Photo credit: Getty Images, NBAE. One of the most innovative and colorful coaches in NBA history has passed away. Doug Moe, who was the architect behind one of the NBA’s most potent offenses in the late 1970s with the San Antonio Spurs and in

Cover photo: Elden Campbell, with the Los Angeles Lakers, battles for a rebound against the Houston Rockets’ Hakeem Olajuwon. Photo credit: David J. Phillip, Associated Press. NBA veteran Elden Campbell passed away on Dec. 2 at age 57. A native of Inglewood, Calif., Campbell attended Morningside High School, a school that also produced WNBA legends Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson as well as former Los Angeles Laker Byron Scott. Campbell was 2-time All-ACC at the University of

Cover photo: Rodney Rogers while at Wake Forest. Photo credit: North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Photo: Rodney Rogers of the New Jersey Nets goes up for a shot against the Indiana Pacers’ Jermaine O’Neal in 2004. Photo credit: Darron Cummings, Associated Press. The basketball family has lost another great one as Rodney Rogers passed away on Nov. 21 at the age of 54. Rogers, a native of Durham, N.C., was an alum of Hillside High School. In 1990, he was North Carolina Mr. Ba

Cover photo: Lenny Wilkens of the St. Louis Hawks looks to score between two defenders. Photo credit: NBAE, Getty Images. Photo: Hall of Fame NBA player and coach Lenny Wilkens in 2021 at a ceremony naming a Seattle street in his honor. Photo credit: Ken Lambert, Seattle Times. An Atlanta Hawk and Seattle SuperSonic legend has passed away. Lenny Wilkens, a 9-time All-Star over 15 seasons with the St. Louis Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Bl

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Photo: Atlanta Hawks’ center Dikembe Mutombo does his famous finger wag towards the crowd during a 1998 game against the Indiana Pacers....

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Cover photo: Frank Layden coaching the Utah Jazz in 1988. Layden, who coached the Jazz from 1981-1988 and is responsible for bringing...

*Photo credit to Getty Images, Focus on Sport 1975 Former NBA and ABA veteran Stan Love has passed away at the age of 76. A 6’9 forward,...

Photo: Dick Barnett goes for a layup against the St. Louis Hawks’ Lenny Wilkens. Courtesy of Focus on Sport, 1967. * Cover photo credit...

*Photo credit to nasljerseys.com . Ollie Taylor against the Memphis Pros' Johnny Neumann. Former ABA guard Ollie Taylor has passed away...

Legendary boxer George Foreman has passed away at the age of 76, his son George posted on Instagram on Friday evening. Foreman was born...

*Photo credit: Focus on Sport Six-year NBA veteran Donald Earl “Slick” Watts passed away Saturday at the age of 73. Watts, from Rolling...