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Podcast: The Shadows Podcast
Episode: Episode 21: The Chronicles of Jeff Fryer
Description: The Chronicles of Jeff Fryer is now available at https://www.theshadowspodcast.com/
March 4, 1990, the Loyola Marymount men’s basketball team was competing in the WCC Conference Tournament and preparing for their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Hank Gathers connected on a thunderous alley-oop. Thirteen seconds later, he collapsed and was later pronounced dead at the age of 23.
Jeff Fryer was a starting guard on that Loyola Marymount team. Twelve days later that team had to come together and would go on to capture the hearts of the nation in one of the most memorable ru...