Hank Gathers - Wikipedia Eric Wilson "Hank" Gathers Jr [1] (February 11, 1967 – March 4, 1990) was an American college basketball player for the Loyola Marymount Lions in the West Coast Conference (WCC) As a junior in 1989, he became the second player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season
Gathers died of diseased, scarred heart, autopsy shows LOS ANGELES -- Autopsy results on Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers showed he died of a diseased and scarred heart muscle, but whether the athlete was taking medication prescribed
30 Years Later, the Hank Gathers Story is Still Heartbreaking After transferring to Loyola Marymount following his freshman year at the University of Southern California, Hank Gathers became a scoring and rebounding machine for Paul Westhead’s Lions A 6’7″ forward, Gathers was smart in the way he scored, not often taking shots outside 12 to 15 feet
Hank Gatherss death casts pall on college basketball . . . As of Monday, the cause of death had not been determined, but questions immediately arose about whether Gathers should have been playing basketball After he fainted on the court during a Dec