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Basketball Hall of Famer George Raveling, who influenced Michael Jordan's Nike deal, dies at 88


Basketball Hall of Famer George Raveling, who influenced Michael Jordan's Nike deal, dies at 88

"There are no words to fully capture what George meant to his family, friends, colleagues, former players, and assistants _ and to the world," the family statement read. "He will be profoundly missed, yet his aura, energy, divine presence, and timeless wisdom live on in all those he touched and transformed."

Raveling, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, had a career record of 335-293 from 1972-94 at Washington State, Iowa and Southern California. He had a losing record in his first season at each school before making multiple trips to the NCAA Tournament.

His success at those programs landed Raveling on the U.S. Olympic basketball staffs in 1984 and 1988.

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