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Girard College awaits word on basketball coach Mik Kilgore after he suffers heart attack

Mik Kilgore was preparing for his first year as Girard College's head basketball coach when he suffered a heart attack last week.

New Girard basketball coach Mik Kilgore had a standout career at Temple, scoring more than 1,400 points and playing on three NCAA Tournament teams.
New Girard basketball coach Mik Kilgore had a standout career at Temple, scoring more than 1,400 points and playing on three NCAA Tournament teams.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer
    by Rick O'Brien | Columnist
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The direction of the Girard College boys' basketball team is still uncertain, as recently hired head coach Mik Kilgore suffered a heart attack last week and was in serious condition.

Kilgore, a former standout at Wets Philadelphia High and Temple, was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack while directing a workout at Girard.

A Girard College spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon that the school was waiting to be updated on Kilgore's condition.

The 6-foot-9 forward scored 1,471 points in 124 games and played on three NCAA Tournament teams for the Owls from 1988-92. The 1991 squad advanced to the Elite Eight before losing, 75-72, to North Carolina in the East Regional final.

Kilgore played professionally in Italy, France, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

Last season, under former head coach Bobby Jordan, Girard went 18-7, placed second to Faith Christian in the PIAA District 1 Class A playoffs, and lost to District 12 champ Sankofa Freedom, 80-59, in the first round of states.

Mikeal Jones, a 6-foot-7 junior and Division I recruit, transferred from Girard to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., earlier this school year. Jordan, a former Roman Catholic player, left Girard after last season to coach basketball at IMG.