College hoops coach will miss rest of season after heart surgery
A core piece of past Cinderella flashes by the Richmond Spiders in the NCAA Tournament won’t be on the sideline for the remainder of the season.Friday that men’s basketball head coach Chris Mooney will undergo surgery next week to remove an “aneurysm in his ascending aorta,” according to a press release. That’ll prevent him from coaching throughout the remainder of the regular season and Atlantic-10 conference tournament, as well as any postseason invitation that follows.
“I want to thank Richmond Athletics leadership, my coaching staff, and our players for doing everything they can to make a difficult situation a little bit easier,” Mooney said in a statement. “I’m grateful to have a tremendous medical team to rely on, and I’m thankful to have the opportunity to fully focus on my health for the next few weeks.
the Spiders at 1 p.m. about his health condition — though nothing from his appearance at Wednesday’s game, or his press conference afterward, would have suggested that he was dealing with a health issue, the outlet reported.Getty Images
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