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Apr 14, 2022 · By. Dan Feldman. Published April 14, 2022 02:30 PM. At age 21 in 1976, John Drew became the NBA’s youngest-ever All-Star to that point. Less than a decade later, he became the first player banned from the league under its drug policy. Drew – whose meteoric rise and gradual fall through the NBA both left indelible imprints – died at age 67.
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John Edward Drew (September 30, 1954 – April 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. A small forward from Gardner–Webb University, he played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star, and was the first player banned under the substance abuse policy instituted by league ...
Awards. 3× Big 12 Coach of the Year (2020–2022) Scott Homer Drew (born October 23, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Baylor Bears men's basketball, a position he has held since 2003. Drew began his coaching career as an assistant for Valparaiso under his father Homer Drew.
He played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 until 1984 for the Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz. Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star. Drew was born in Vredenburgh, Alabama. Drew died of bone cancer on April 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas at the age of 67. References
By Gardner-Webb Athletic Media Relations. BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb mourns the loss of men’s basketball legend John Drew, who passed away in Houston, Texas, on April 10, 2022, at the age of 67. Drew’s No. 22 jersey hangs in the rafters inside Gardner-Webb’s Paul Porter Arena. It is one of only four men’s basketball jerseys to ...
Apr 10, 2022 · SALT LAKE CITY – Former Utah Jazz forward John Drew passed away following a battle with bone cancer, according to his family via AL.com. The Vredenburgh, Alabama native passed away at the age of 67 in Houston, Texas. Drew played for the Jazz from 1982-84. Former @utahjazz player John Drew has passed away after a battle with spinal cancer. He ...
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John Edward Drew was an American professional basketball player. A small forward from Gardner–Webb University, he played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star, and was the first player banned under the substance abuse policy instituted by league commissioner David Stern.
