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(ESPN) |
As a coach, Gavitt (Dartmouth ’59) took the Friars to the Final Four with a team led by Ernie DeGregorio and Marvin “The Eraser” Barnes.
In 1979, Gavitt gathered up a group of athletic directors to start the Big East -- a basketball conference focused on conference tournies, big arenas and a television deal with ESPN.
He served as Big East commissioner until 1990.
According to the New York Times, “Gavitt envisioned a time when major basketball colleges in the East would draw on big-city television and marketing opportunities to create a high-profile league, bringing enhanced revenue and the recruitment of star high school players.”
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(Dartmouth) |
In the 1992 Barcelona Games, Gavitt helped USA Olympic Dream Team win the gold medal.
The rest, as they say, is history...
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