STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – One of the most important road trips the Stanford men’s basketball team will have made this season never shows up on the schedule, in the team’s record or total miles traveled.
In September, the Cardinal gathered around to support one of their own after junior forward Dwight Powell lost his mother. The coaches and several players flew to Toronto for the funeral.
Jacqueline Weir died on Sept. 13 in Boston after a short fight with cancer, three months shy of her 54th birthday. Powell’s coaches visited the hospital in New England, where Weir worked and lived. And Stanford received permission from the NCAA to fly the players from Powell’s recruiting class to Canada to be there for him.
Coach Johnny Dawkins realizes the importance of everyone supporting Powell as the reigning NIT champions look to build on last season’s special run this March in the NCAA tournament.
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