Departures of note

Chris Spatola was an ESPN college basketball analyst who died at age 47. Before broadcasting, he was a starting guard for the Army Black Knights, leading the team in scoring in three of his four seasons and finishing his college career with 1,543 points, among Army's top 10 all-time scorers. After graduating, he spent five years on active duty from 2002 through 2007, deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and receiving the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. He later served on Mike Krzyzewski's coaching staff at Duke from 2007 through 2012, during which the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA national championship, and he worked as a court coach for the U.S. men's national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As an ESPN analyst, he was known for his thoughtful, prepared coverage of college basketball.