TORONTO — Former Canadian men’s basketball team member and Olympian Greg Francis has died at the age of 48.
The six-foot-three guard was an all-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference second team honouree in 1996 and later earned MAAC Championship MVP honours in the Stags’ title win in his senior — and following — season and led the Stags to the NCAA Tournament.“The thoughts of everybody in the Fairfield community are with Greg’s family and friends,” read a tweet from the school’s athletics page.Following his playing career, the Toronto native moved into coaching.
He also served as the men’s basketball head coach for the University of Alberta Golden Bears , University of Waterloo Warriors , and the Ontario Tech University Ridgebacks .The Warriors said Francis left his mark with players during his stint with the team. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former MBB Head Coach Greg Francis. Greg coached our Warriors for three seasons making an everlasting impression on our student-athletes,” the team tweeted.
He was appointed as the manager of men’s high performance at Canada Basketball in 2015 and most recently held the role of Director of Sport Development for Ontario Basketball. In between that time, Francis was the first head of basketball for the CEBL and helped lead the league’s first-ever player showcase in 2018.
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