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Temple University Mourns the Passing of Men’s Basketball Great Mik Kilgore

PHILADELPHIA – Mik Kilgore, who starred with the Temple men's basketball team from 1988 through 1992 and returned 25 years later to earn his bachelor's degree, passed away Friday morning due to a heart attack. He was 48.

"It is a very sad day for Temple University and Temple Basketball," said Temple head coach Fran Dunphy. "Mik coming back to get his degree was a great Temple story and a lot of people shared in his success. He deserved a lot of credit for getting that degree and he was on his way to using it well with his new job at Girard College.