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Former WKU basketball star Chris Marcus dies at 40

WKU Herald | April 25, 2020

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WKU men's basketball center Chris Marcus (2) goes up for a shot against the Florida Gators in South Regional opening-round action of the 2001 NCAA National Championship Tournament on March 16, 2001 in New Orleans.

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Former WKU men's basketball star center Chris Marcus died Thursday evening in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 40 years old.

News of Marcus' death began circulating on social media in the early hours of Saturday morning, and the WKU men's basketball program confirmed the death of one of its program greats at 11:22 a.

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