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DURHAM, N.C. — The Citadel mentor Duggar Baucom was taken to a medical center following collapsing scarcely a moment into Monday night’s video game from No. 5 Duke.
The 61-calendar year-previous Baucom fell alongside the sideline with Duke top 3-2 and 18:57 left in the first half. He was aware as he was helped out of the health club by health care staff and taken to Duke University Healthcare facility.
Associate head coach Jack Castleberry took over for The Citadel, which finished up shedding to the Blue Devils, 107-81.
“All things thought of, he’s as great as he can be,” Castleberry stated. “He was coherent the whole time. … He just explained he was in agony.”
The workforce afterwards reported in a assertion that Baucom is “notify and in excellent spirits” and will stay in the hospital overnight for even further evaluation. He’ll return with the team Tuesday early morning to Charleston, South Carolina.
The Citadel’s Hayden Brown scored off an offensive rebound just just before enjoy was stopped for Baucom, who is in his seventh time at the university.
The Bulldogs dealt with the incident by refocusing immediately.
“When you go to college at The Citadel, you deal with some rather challenging stuff,” Castleberry stated. “As scary as that is and as … terrifying. They know they bought to press through. That’s what you happen to be taught day in and working day out.”
The Connected Press contributed to this report.
