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• Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93

  Mr. Newell was one of the most influential coaches in the history of basketball, whose camp became a required seminar in low-post play for generations of professional stars. Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), National Basketball Assn, Coaches and Managers

• Harry Mangurian Jr., 82, Team Owner, Dies

  Mr. Mangurian owned the Boston Celtics when the franchise acquired some of its greatest stars and was also a renowned horse breeder. Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), Horse Racing, Boston Celtics

• Don Haskins, Barrier-Breaking Coach, Is Dead at 78

  Mr. Haskins was the first man to start five black players in an N.C.A.A. championship. Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 12:28 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Deaths (Obituaries), University of Kentucky, Haskins, Don, University of Texas at El Paso

• Basketball Coach Don Haskins Dies

  Mr. Haskins was credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western. Posted Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), Haskins, Don

• Kevin Duckworth, 44, Former N.B.A. All-Star Center, Is Dead

  Duckworth was a two-time National Basketball Association All-Star who played most of his career for the Portland Trail Blazers. Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), National Basketball Assn, Portland Trail Blazers

• Sports of The Times: A Fallen Star of the City Game

  Known as Little Poison, Alan Seiden, who died at the age of 71 on Saturday, was at one time the best basketball player in the city. Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 8:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), Athletics and Sports, National Basketball Assn, St John's University, Queens (NYC), Seiden, Alan, Szczerbiak, Wally

• Alan Seiden, a Key to a St. John’s N.I.T. Title, Is Dead at 71

  Mr. Seiden was an all-American guard who helped lead the St. John’s basketball team to the 1959 National Invitation Tournament. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), National Invitation Tournament, St John's University

• Will Robinson, 96, Top Scout, Dies

  Mr. Robinson broke racial barriers as a college basketball coach and discovered talented players as a scout for both professional basketball and football teams. Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Deaths (Obituaries)

• Darell Garretson, 76, Longtime N.B.A. Official, Dies

  Mr. Garretson developed the concept of “refereeing the defense” and had a career that included more than 2000 N.B.A. games and spanned 31 years. Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), Officiating (Sports), Garretson, Darell

• Ben Carnevale, 92, Basketball Coach and Administrator, Is Dead

  Mr. Carnevale was a successful coach at North Carolina and Navy and later an athletic director and a national and international basketball administrator. Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Deaths (Obituaries), Coaches and Managers

• Otto Schnellbacher, Two-Sport Star at Kansas, Dies at 84

  Considered by Kansans to have been one of the state’s greatest athletes, Mr. Schnellbacher was an all-pro defensive back for the N.F.L. Giants and also played pro basketball. Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, Deaths (Obituaries), University of Kansas, Schnellbacher, Otto