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'I've been terrified': Samantha Smith announces new marriage, pregnancy

A year after former Butler University basketball player Andrew Smith died after battling non-Hodgkin and later leukemia, his wife Samantha reflects on her husband, the loss, and his legacy. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar

The widow of former Butler basketball player Andrew Smith is newly married and pregnant.

Samantha Smith made the announcement Friday on social media. Her husband is Nick Michael, and she signed her blog post as Samantha Smith-Michael.

Smith, who was an Academic All-American for the Bulldogs, died Jan. 12, 2016, after a two-year fight against cancer.