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Andrew Smith was born on September 9, 1990 in Washington; D.C. Andrew was known to be a tall man. He measured 6-foot-11. His height was a bonus because he had a passion for basketball. He was a star at Covenant Christian high School in Indianapolis. Andrew led the Indiana high school basketball players in rebounding in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, Andrew played on the Butler’s national runner-up teams. He finished his career with 1,147 points and 648 rebounds At Butler he started in 102 of his final 105 games, including the 2011 title game against Connecticut in Houston, Texas. Smith helped Butler University in the spotlight as a member of two Final four teams that reached the N.C.A.A twice. The year before, Butler, which was led by Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack, became the Final Four sentimental favorites. …show more content…

Both Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack went to play in the N.B.A. Smith had a brief pro career in Europe. In early 2014, Andrew devastatingly learned that he had an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Last November, he had a bone-marrow transplant with hopes that it helped. Three weeks later, Smith’s wife, Samantha, wrote that his body rejected the transplant. Boston Celtics Coach Brad Stevens, who had coached Smith at Butler, skipped his team’s game in Chicago last week to visit Andrew. Andrew Smith was diagnosed with cancer and after a two-year struggle, he passed away on January 12, 2016. Barry Collier, Butler’s athletic director, announces Smith’s death in a joint statement with the university president, James Danko. Andrew was 26 years old when he passed away. What a sad story about a wonderful N.B.A.

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