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Louis Orr, a Syracuse basketball legend who went on to play in the NBA and coach at Seton Hall, died on Thursday at age 64.

Orr coached several local college teams and was serving on the staff of former New York Knicks teammate Patrick Ewing at Georgetown.

Fresh off their 79-59 drubbing of Southern on Tuesday, Xavier could be peaking at the right time ahead of its Big East opener against host Georgetown on Friday

Louis Orr, who starred at Syracuse before a career in the NBA and as a head coach of multiple college programs, has died amid a battle with cancer. He was 64.

In honor of the college star who put Orange basketball on the map for good.

Louis Orr spent eight seasons in the league, most of which with the New York Knicks. He was most recently an assistant at Georgetown under Patrick Ewing.

Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls had a stranglehold on the NBA in the ‘90s by capturing six titles in eight years.

Syracuse trailed Monmouth as late as five minutes into the second half, but Judah Mintz’s career-high 24 points helped the Orange win

Syracuse trailed Monmouth as late as five minutes into the second half, but Judah Mintz’s career-high 24 points helped the Orange win

“The first-half run really changed the game for us.” SU used a 14-3 first-half run, and a 19-7 run to end the game, to easily take down Georgetown.