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Basketball Players That Have Died





Warren Alston
(March 31, 1959-December 13, 1977) Age: 18
Place of Birth: Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
Played for: University of Evansville
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Paul Joseph Arizin
(April 9, 1928-December 12, 2006) Age: 78
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Played for: Philadelphia Warriors



Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach
(September 20, 1917-October 28, 2006) Age: 89
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Coached: Washington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Boston Celtics
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



Jerode "Smokey" Banks
(August 10, 1974-August 25, 1994) Age: 20
Place of Birth: Texas, United States
Played for: Baylor University
Cause of Death: Car Crash



Tikoyo Barnett
Age: 22
Played for: Georgia State
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Ralph Milton Beard Jr.
(December 2, 1927-November 29, 2007) Age: 79
Place of Birth: Hardinsburg, Kentucky, United States
Played for: Indianapolis Olympians



John Beckman
(October 22, 1895-June 22, 1968) Age: 72
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Played for: Original Celtics



Leonard Kevin "Len" Bias
(November 18, 1963-June 19, 1986) Age: 22
Place of Birth: Landover, Maryland, United States
Drafted by: Boston Celtics
Cause of Death: Cocaine Overdose



Manute Bol
(October 16, 1962-June 19, 2010) Age: 47
Place of Birth: South Sudan
Played for: Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat
Cause of Death: Kidney Failure



Joseph R. Brennan
(November 15, 1900-May 10, 1989) Age: 88
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Played for: Brooklyn Visitations



Kevin Brophy
Age: 21
Played for: University of Georgia
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain
(August 21, 1936-October 12, 1999) Age: 63
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Played for: Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Cause of Death: Heart Failure



Haris Charalambous
Age: 21
Played for: University of Toledo
Cause of Death: Acute Heart Condition Aortic Dissection



Javonte Clanton
Age: 20
Played for: University of South Carolina-Aiken
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Jason Jeffrey Collier
(September 8, 1977-October 15, 2005) Age: 28
Place of Birth: Springfield, Ohio, United States
Played for: Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
Cause of Death: Enlarged Heart



Ray Comandella
(December 27, 1958-December 13, 1977) Age: 18
Place of Birth: Munster, Indiana, United States
Played for: University of Evansville
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Charles "Tarzan" Cooper
(August 30, 1907-December 19, 1980) Age: 73
Place of Birth: Newark, Delaware, United States
Played for: New York Renaissance, Philadelphia Panthers, Philadelphia Giants



Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Costello
(July 2, 1931-December 13, 2001) Age: 70
Place of Birth: Minoa, New York, United states
Played for: Philadelphia Warriors, Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers
Coached: Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls
Cause of Death: Cancer



Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly
(July 20, 1930-May 9, 2009) Age: 78
Place of Birth: St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States
Coached: Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic
Cause of Death: Cancer



William Morse "Bill" Davidson
(December 5, 1922-March 13, 2009) Age: 86
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United states
Owner of: Detroit Pistons



Robert Edris Davies
(January 15, 1920-April 22, 1990) Age: 70
Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Played for: Rochester Royals



Forrest S. "Red" DeBernardi
(February 3, 1899-April 29, 1970) Age: 71
Place of Birth: Nevada, Missouri, United States
Played for: Kansas City Athletic Club, Hillyard Shine Alls, Cook's Painter Boys



David Albert DeBusschere
(October 16, 1940-May 14, 2003) Age: 62
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Played for: Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Coached: Detroit Pistons
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



Henry G. "Dutch" Dehnert
(April 5, 1898-April 20, 1979) Age: 81
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Played for: Original Celtics
Coached: Sheboygan Red Skins



R.J. Demps
(December 23, 1990-November 21, 2011) Age: 20
Place of Birth: Florida, United States
Played for: Benedictine College
Cause of Death: Car Crash



Patrick James Dennehy
(January 28, 1982-June 2003) Age: 21
Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States
Played for: Baylor University
Cause of Death: Murdered



Eddie Donovan
(June 2, 1922-January 20, 2001) Age: 78
Place of Birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Coached: New York Knicks



Kevin Jerome Duckworth
(April 1, 1964-August 25, 2008) Age: 44
Place of Birth: Harvey, Illinois, United States
Played for: San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Washington Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers
Cause of Death: Heart Failure



Raymond Dunn
Age: 20
Played for: Vance-Granville Community College



Wayne Vernon Estes
(May 13, 1943-February 8, 1965) Age: 21
Played for: Utah State University
Cause of Death: Electrocuted



Nate Fleming
Age: 20
Played for: Oklahoma State
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Harold E. "Bud" Foster
(May 30, 1906-July 16, 1996) Age: 90
Place of Birth: Newton, Kansas, United States
Played for and Coached: Wisconsin Badgers



Ryan Francis
(March 17, 1987-May 13, 2006) Age: 20
Played for: University of Southern California Trojans
Cause of Death: Murdered



Joseph Franklin "Jumping Joe" Fulks
(October 26, 1921-March 21, 1976) Age: 54
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Kentucky, United States
Played for: Philadelphia Warriors
Cause of Death: Shot and Killed



Terry Furlow
(October 18, 1954-May 23, 1980) Age: 25
Place of Birth: Flint, Michigan, United States
Played for: Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Lauren "Laddie" Gale
(April 22, 1917-July 29, 1996) Age: 79
Place of Birth: Oakridge, Oregon, United states
Played for: Detroit Eagles



William "Pop" Gates
(August 30, 1917-December 1, 1999) Age: 82
Place of Birth: Decatur, Alabama, United States
Played for: Harlem Globetrotters, Clark Atlanta University, Harlem Renaissance



Eric "Hank" Gathers
(February 11, 1967-March 4, 1990) Age: 23
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United states
Played for: Loyola Marymount University
Cause of Death: Heart Complications



Eugene F. Gibson
(September 24, 1924-May 26, 2007) Age: 82
Coached: Texas Tech



Eddie Jamaal Griffin
(May 30, 1982-August 17, 2007) Age: 25
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United states
Played for: Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Robert F. "Ace" Gruenig
(March 12, 1913-August 11, 1958) Age: 45
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Played for: Denver Safeway, Denver Nuggets, Denver American Legion



Kraig S Heckendorn
(August 6, 1958-December 13, 1977) Age: 19
Place of Birth: Cincinatti, Ohio, United States
Played for: University of Evansville
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Nat Holman
(October 19, 1896-February 12, 1995) Age: 98
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Coached: City College of New York



Charles D. "Chuck" Hyatt
(February 28, 1908-May 8, 1978) Age: 70
Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, United States
Played for: University of Pittsburgh



Harry Edward "Buddy" Jeannette
(September 15, 1917-March 11, 1998) Age: 80
Place of Birth: New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
Played for: Fort Wayne Pistons, Baltimore Bullets
Coached: Baltimore Bullets, Pittsburgh Pipers



Dennis Wayne Johnson
(September 18, 1954-February 22, 2007) Age: 52
Place of Birth: San Pedro, California, United States
Played for: Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Coached: Los Angeles Clippers
Cause of Death: Heart attack



Donald Neil Johnston
(February 4, 1929-September 28, 1978) Age: 49
Place of Birth: Chillicothe, Ohio, Unites States
Played for and Coached: Philadelphia Warriors



John Graham "Red" Kerr
(July 17, 1932-February 26, 2009) Age: 76
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Played for: Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, Baltimore Bullets
Coached: Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns



Alec Christopher Kessler
(January 13, 1967-October 13, 2007) Age: 40
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Played for: Miami Heat



Kevin Kingston
(May 8, 1956-December 13, 1977) Age: 21
Place of Birth: Eldorado, Illinois, United States
Played for: University of Evansville
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Wendell Ladner
(October 6, 1948-June 24, 1975) Age: 26
Place of Birth: Necaise Crossing, Mississippi, United States
Played for: Memphis Pros, Carolina Cougars, Memphis Tams, Kentucky Colonels, New York Nets
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick
(April 12, 1900-August 10, 1970) Age: 70
Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, United States
Played for: Original Celtics
Coached: New York Knicks
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



Jeron Lewis
Age: 21
Played for: Southern Indiana
Cause of Death: Heart Problems



Reggie Lewis
(November 21, 1965-July 27, 1993) Age: 27
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Played for: Boston Celtics
Cause of Death: Sudden Cardiac Death



Angelo "Hank" Luisetti
(June 16, 1916-December 17, 2002) Age: 86
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Played for: Stanford University



Peter Press "Pistol Pete" Maravich
(June 22, 1947-January 5, 1988) Age: 40
Place of Birth: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States
Played for: Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans, Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics
Cause of Death: Heart Failure



Emmett B. "Branch" McCracken
(June 9, 1908-June 4, 1970) Age: 61
Place of Birth: Monrovia, Indiana, United States
Played for: Indiana Hoosiers
Coached: Ball State University, Indiana Hoosiers



Jack "Jumping Jack" McCracken
(June 15, 1912-January 5, 1958) Age: 45
Place of Birth: Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States
Played for: Northwest Missouri State University



Alfred James "Al" McGuire
(September 7, 1928-January 26, 2001) Age: 72
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Played for: New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets
Coached: Belmont Abbey College, Marquette
Cause of Death: Leukemia



Conrad Bastien McRae
(January 11, 1971-July 10, 2000) Age: 29
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Drafted by: Washington Bullets



Ray Mears
(November 8, 1926-June 11, 2007) Age: 80
Place of Birth: Dover, Ohio, United States
Coached: Wittenberg University, University of Tennessee



George Lawrence Mikan, Jr.
(June 18, 1924-June 1, 2005) Age: 80
Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Played for: Chicago American Gears, Minneapolis Lakers
Coached: Minneapolis Lakers
Cause of Death: Complications from Diabetes



Lawrence Horne "Larry H." Miller
(April 26, 1944-February 20, 2009) Age: 64
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Owner of: Utah Jazz
Cause of Death: Complications from Type II Diabetes and Declining Health



Jeff Muriel
Age: 19
Played for: Texas A&M, Code Blue, Dunbar High School



Charles C. "Stretch" Murphy
(April 10, 1907-August 19, 1992) Age: 85
Played for: Purdue University, Chicago Bruins, Indianapolis Kautskys



Mike Ndiribe
(1988-Feburary 14, 2007) Age: 18
Played for: Grayson County College



Raymond Alan Ogg
(July 5, 1967-November 1, 2009) Age: 42
Place of Birth: Lancaster, Ohio, United States
Played for: Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Bullets, Miami Heat
Cause of Death: Complications from a Staphylococcal Infection



Tobi Oyedeji
Age: 18
Played for: Bellaire High
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Drazen Petrovic
(October 22, 1964-June 7, 1993) Age: 28
Place of Birth: Sibenik, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Played for: Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Andrew Michael "Handy Andy" Phillip
(March 7, 1922-April 29, 2001) Age: 79
Place of Birth: Granite City, Illinois, United States
Played for: Chicago Stags, Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons, Boston Celtics
Coached: St. Louis Hawks



Bobby Ray Phills II
(December 20, 1969-January 12, 2000) Age: 30
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Played for: Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets
Cause of Death: Car Accident



James Clifford "Jim" Pollard
(July 9, 1922-January 22, 1993) Age: 70
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, Unites States
Played for: Minneapolis Lakers



Deshean Porchea
(August 3, 1988-April 23, 2008) Age: 19
Place of Birth: New York, USA
Played for: Alabama St.



Howard Porter
(August 31, 1948-May 27, 2007) Age: 58
Place of Birth: Stuart, Florida, United States
Played for: Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, New York Nets
Cause of Death: Murder



George Edward "Skip" Prosser
(November 3, 1950-July 26, 2007) Age: 56
Place of Birth: Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States
Coached: Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling Cent. Catholic HS, Xavier, Loyola, Wake Forest
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



John S. Roosma
(September 3, 1900-November 13, 1983) Age: 83
Played for: United States Military Academy



Danny Rumph
Age: 21
Played for: Parkway High School



John "Honey" Russell
(May 31, 1902-November 15, 1973) Age: 71
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Coached: Boston Celtics



Ernest J. Schmidt
(February 12, 1911-September 6, 1986) Age: 75
Place of Birth: Nashville, Kansas, United States
Played for: Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg



Malik Sealy
(February 1, 1970-May 20, 2000) Age: 30
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States
Played for: Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Barney Sedran
(January 28, 1891-January 14, 1964) Age: 72
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Played and Coached: Various Teams



Derek Ervin Smith
(November 1, 1961-August 9, 1996) Age: 34
Place of Birth: Hogansville, Georgia, United States
Played for: Golden State Warriors, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



Christian "Chris" Steinmetz
(June 28, 1882-June 11, 1963) Age: 80
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Played for: Wisconsin Badgers
Cause of Death: Stroke



Maurice Stokes
(June 17, 1933-April 6, 1970) Age: 36
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Played for: Rochester Royals/Cincinnati Royals
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



Marvin Stone
(June 2, 1981-April 1, 2008) Age: 26
Place of Birth: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Played for: Kentucky, Louisville
Cause of Death: Heart Attack



Christopher Michael "Chris" Street
(February 2, 1972-January 19, 1993) Age: 20
Played for: Iowa Hawkeyes
Cause of Death: Car Accident



Wayman Lawrence Tisdale
(June 9, 1964-May 15, 2009) Age: 44
Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Played for: Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns
Cause of Death: Suspected Cancer



Willem Hendrik "Butch" van Breda Kolff
(October 28, 1922-August 22, 2007) Age: 84
Place of Birth: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Played for: New York Knicks
Coached: Lafayette, Hofstra, Princeton, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, University of New Orleans



Norman Allen Van Lier III
(April 1, 1947-February 26, 2009) Age: 61
Place of Birth: East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Played for: Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks



Robert P. "Fuzzy" Vandivier
(December 26, 1903-July 30, 1983) Age: 79
Played for: Franklin College



Nick Vanos
(April 13, 1963-August 16, 1987) Age: 24
Place of Birth: San Mateo, California, United States
Played for: Phoenix Suns
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Edward A. Wachter
(June 30, 1883-March 12, 1966) Age: 82
Place of Birth: Troy, New York, United States
Played for: Troy Trojans
Coached: Harvard University



James "Jimmy" Walker
(April 8, 1944-July 2, 2007) Age: 63
Place of Birth: Amherst, Virginia, United States
Played for: Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Cause of Death: Complications Related to Lung Cancer.



John Ed Washington
(1955-Dec. 13, 1977) Age: 22
Played for: University of Evansville
Cause of Death: Plane Crash



Marvin Nathaniel Webster
(April 13, 1952-April 4, 2009) Age: 56
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Played for: Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks
Cause of Death: Suspected Coronary Artery Disease



John Robert Wooden
(October 14, 1910-June 4, 2010) Age: 99
Place of Birth: Hall, Indiana, United States
Played for: Purdue
Coached: Indiana State, UCLA
Cause of Death: Natural Causes



Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright
(November 4, 1975-July 2010) Age: 34
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Played for: Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavalierss
Cause of Death: Suspected Homicide



George Harry Yardley III
(November 3, 1928-August 12, 2004) Age: 75
Place of Birth: Hollywood, California, United States
Played for: Fort Wayne Pistons/Detroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals
Cause of Death: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis



Sandra Kay Yow
(March 14, 1942-January 24, 2009) Age: 66
Place of Birth: Gibsonville, North Carolina, United States
Coached: Elon, NC State
Cause of Death: Stage 4 Breast Cancer





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