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Hall Of Famer Al Bianchi Passes Away

Al Bianchi (center) with Kit Hughes (left) and Dan Meyer (right) at the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame induction.

Men's Basketball Tue, Oct, 29 by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Department of Athletics mourns the passing of athletics Hall of Fame member Al Bianchi. A 1965 inductee into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame, Bianchi played in the NBA before becoming head coach of the expansion Seattle Supersonics, head coach/general manager of the ABA's Washington Caps/Virginia Squires, and general manager for the New York Knicks.