LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Kenny Sailors, the college basketball Hall of Famer credited by some with being the first to use the modern jump shot, died Saturday. He was 95.
He died in his sleep at an assisted living center in Laramie, the University of Wyoming said.
Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman called Sailors a great representative for the university and the state.
"He touched so many lives," Burman said in a statement. "For years after he moved back to Laramie, he would come to Cowboy and Cowgirl practices and games. He was a great mentor for our student-athletes.