Bernard Toone, a member of Marquette men’s basketball’s 1977 National Championship team, died over the 4th of July holiday weekend from a battle with cancer.
The school announced Toone’s death Monday.
“We are saddened to announce that National Champion and All-American, Bernard Toone, lost his battle with cancer over the holiday weekend. His family and friends are in our thoughts,” the program said on Twitter.
The 6-foot-9 Toone served as a reserve for head coach Al McGuire from 1975-1977. During Marquette’s title run in 1977, Toone scored 18 points off the bench helping the then-Warriors come from behind to defeat Wake Forest in the Midwest Regional Final.