define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); paul westhead – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:50:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court RTC Remembers Loyola Marymount 1989-90: Interview With Jeff Fryer http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/03/rtc-remembers-loyola-marymount-1989-90-interview-with-jeff-fryer/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/03/rtc-remembers-loyola-marymount-1989-90-interview-with-jeff-fryer/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:58:01 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=18708

March 4, 1990.

Quarterfinals, West Coast Conference Tournament.

Loyola Marymount vs Portland.  13:34 left, first half.

Hank Gathers had just scored on a dunk to put his Lions ahead, 25-13.  Unfortunately, we all know what happened soon after.

Twenty years to the day have passed since that moment, one of the most tragic in the history of college basketball.  Gathers, of course, was much more than the leader of the most exciting college team ever to take the floor, and what he meant to people as a friend and family member cannot be explained or summarized [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/03/rtc-remembers-loyola-marymount-1989-90-interview-with-jeff-fryer/feed/ 1