Dave Smalley Died

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Dave Smalley, coached the Navy men’s and women’s basketball teams during his more than 50 years with Naval Academy athletics, died Friday night at an Annapolis hospital of complications from cancer. He was 72.</p>

<p>Navy’s basketball court is named for Smalley, who coached the men’s basketball team from 1966-76. After stepping down as the men’s coach, he began shepherding the women’s basketball program into existence, and he coached the women from 1977-89…

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