Michael Sweetney, a legendary Georgetown big man who became a Knicks lottery pick, has died at the age of 43.
Sweetney’s wife, India Sweetney, announced his death on social media. He died Wednesday at a hospital in New Jersey, and no cause of death was given.
Sweetney rose to prominence in basketball circles as the latest in a long line of legendary Georgetown big men. In 2002-03, he averaged 22.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game and was a finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year award. Sweetney remains fifth all-time at Georgetown in career rebounds (887), seventh in career blocks (180) and ninth in career points (1,750).
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