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Phil Sellers, who led Rutgers to its only Final Four in 1976, dies at 69

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Phil Sellers, who led Rutgers to the school's only Final Four appearance and remains the Scarlet Knights' career leader in points and rebounds, has died, the school announced. He was 69.

Rutgers said in a statement Wednesday that Sellers died Tuesday night but did not provide details.

Sellers scored 2,399 points and had 1,115 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights from 1972-76. He earned second-team All-America honors as a senior in 1975-76 for the team that reached the national semifinals.

The 6-foot-4 shooting guard played one season in the NBA, averaging 4.