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Mike Sweetney, one of Georgetown basketball's greatest players, dies at 43

Published by USA TODAY Sports on September 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM ET

Mike Sweetney, an All-American big man at Georgetown who was taken by the Knicks No. 9 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft, has died at 43 years old

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