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Former Georgetown Star and New York Knicks Player Dies at 43
India Sweetney said the former Georgetown standout and 2003 first-round pick died at 43, with no cause of death announced.
- On Thursday, India Sweetney announced that former New York Knicks first-round pick Michael Sweetney died at age 43, prompting an outpouring of grief from the basketball world.
- Sweetney entered the NBA with significant expectations after starring at Georgetown for three seasons, averaging 18.2 points and 9.2 rebounds before the Knicks selected him in the 2003 NBA Draft.
- He played two seasons for the Knicks before being traded to the Chicago Bulls in 2005, finishing his NBA career with averages of 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 233 games.
- India wrote that Sweetney was her best friend of 30 years and his children "were the light of his life," describing him as the best father and husband one could ask for.
- After his playing career ended in 2017, Sweetney became an assistant coach at Yeshiva University; head coach Elliot Steinmetz released a statement on social media, though no cause of death has been announced.
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