Jimmy Walker Dies at 63: Former Providence All-American and NBA first-round draft pick Jimmy Walker has died of lung cancer at 63. The 6-3 guard averaged more than 30 points a game as a senior in 1967 when he led the nation in scoring. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons that year and played in the NBA for nine seasons. Walker, father of longtime NBA player Jalen Rose, held the school record for points at 2,045. Ryan Gomez broke it in 2005. He averaged 16.7 points per game for his NBA career, including a high of 21.3 in 1971-72. [7/4/07]
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach