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Temple Assistant and Former Cornell Coach Bill Courtney Dies at 55
Bill Courtney had over 30 years of coaching experience and helped lead Miami to nine postseason tournaments including a Final Four in 2023, impacting many players and colleagues.
- On Tuesday, Temple announced that assistant coach and former Cornell head coach Bill Courtney died at 55, calling it a `sudden passing`; Adam Fisher said he is `shocked and heartbroken`.
- Courtney joined the Temple staff bringing over 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, playing at Bucknell University with All-Patriot League honors, and serving as Cornell University head coach from 2010 to 2016.
- He spent five seasons at Miami, advancing to the NCAA Tournament three times and was named interim coach for the final 19 games last year following Jim Larrañaga’s retirement.
- Colleagues said Bill Courtney brought joy to the program, `made every program he touched better`, and his loss is felt profoundly by his immediate family, Temple basketball family, and the greater basketball community.
- His career included stops at multiple Division I programs and leading teams to nine postseason tournaments, shaping his legacy in the college basketball community.
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Longtime college basketball coach Bill Courtney dead at 55
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bill Courtney, a longtime college basketball coach who was serving as an assistant for the Temple Owls men’s team, has died, the school announced Tuesday. He was 55. Courtney’s cause of death was not revealed. Temple described it as a “sudden passing” in its announcement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM “I was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of coach,” Temple ath…
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Temple assistant and former Cornell coach Bill Courtney dies at 55
Temple assistant and former Cornell coach Bill Courtney has died. He was 55. The Owls called Courtney’s death a “sudden passing” and did not provide more details.
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