Basketball: Coach’s legacy inspires South Carolina team’s dreams

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Have you heard about the Summerville (S.C.) High boys’ basketball team? Back when its members were eighth-graders, their assistant coach, Louis Mulkey, told them they would win a state title as seniors. The summer before their senior year, Mulkey, who is also a fireman, was killed fighting a fire. The team dedicated its season to winning the school’s first state title in his honor, and, well, you can imagine the rest.

If you want to watch the 14-minute long ESPN SportsCenter story on the team, click here. To read more about Mulkey’s legacy, click here.

-- Bob Rohwer