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April 3, 2006

Gavitt shoots into Basketball Hall of Fame

Dave Gavitt -- the Westerly native, former Providence College men's basketball coach and Big East Conference visionary -- has won election this morning to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Gavitt joins NBA stars Charles Barkley, Joe Dumars and Dominique Wilkens; University of Connecticut women's coach Geno Auriemma; and Italian National Team coach Sandro Gamba as members of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2006. The new Hall of Famers will be enshrined during ceremonies Sept. 8 and 9 in Springfield, Mass.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 11:44 AM | Permalink

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