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Coach Mooney to miss season due to heart surgery.
ESPN - Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney to have heart surgery
ESPN - Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney to have heart surgery
Richmond men's basketball coach Chris Mooney will undergo heart surgery and miss the remainder of the season, the school announced Friday.
Mooney will undergo a procedure to remove an aneurysm in his ascending aorta.
Assistant coach Peter Thomas will serve as interim head coach while Mooney is sidelined during a recovery period that is expected to last up to two months.
"I want to thank Richmond Athletics leadership, my coaching staff, and our players for doing everything they can to make a difficult situation a little bit easier," Mooney said in a statement. "I'm grateful to have a tremendous medical team to rely on, and I'm thankful to have the opportunity to fully focus on my health for the next few weeks. During that time, I'm confident that Peter Thomas, the rest of our coaches, and our players will rise to the challenge and have a successful end to the season."
Mooney will undergo a procedure to remove an aneurysm in his ascending aorta.
Assistant coach Peter Thomas will serve as interim head coach while Mooney is sidelined during a recovery period that is expected to last up to two months.
"I want to thank Richmond Athletics leadership, my coaching staff, and our players for doing everything they can to make a difficult situation a little bit easier," Mooney said in a statement. "I'm grateful to have a tremendous medical team to rely on, and I'm thankful to have the opportunity to fully focus on my health for the next few weeks. During that time, I'm confident that Peter Thomas, the rest of our coaches, and our players will rise to the challenge and have a successful end to the season."
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