Team preview: Western Kentucky

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(Information in this team report is as of October 1.)

A tragedy has tested the resolve of a young coach and his players.

Last May, Western Kentucky's senior point guard Danny Rumph died after a pickup basketball game in his native Philadelphia because of the heart condition cardiomyopathy. Four months removed from Rumph's death, third-year Western Kentucky coach Darrin Horn still struggled to quantify the loss.

"What Danny brought to this program was so much more than anything that shows up in a box score," Horn said. "He played the game with a great deal of pride and passion. That was why he was such a fan favorite. We already miss that presence." The path of Rumph's life might not have included many steps, but he left deep footprints.

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