This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: 'He loved the game of basketball': Thayer Academy mourns the passing of coach Mike Babul ...

For many, it felt like the abrupt end of a game-winning buzzer beater—unexpected and deeply jarring. Known for his relentless passion both on and off the court, Babul’s absence leaves a void ...

A legendary local hoopster and star at UMass, but I knew Mike as a sweet person who loved to coach & the game. And he loved fun. What a loss at just 47.' The Sun Chronicle first reported Babul's ...

Maddy Steel clutched the game ball in her right hand all the way through the handshake line. On a night when the Shamrocks honored late local legend Mike Babul, Steel didn’t want to let go.

During his four seasons at UMass, from 1996 to 2000, Mike Babul averaged 3.7 points per game but made his name known on the defensive side of the ball, making three Atlantic-10 All-Defensive Teams.

Babul was working as the head coach at Thayer Academy at the time of his death. Dan Hurley's UConn have won six straight games following a horrendous Maui Invitational tournament, where they went 0-3.

Babul, 47, died on Dec. 29 of a massive heart attack ... Flint, like his boss in Arkansas, was heartbroken when the news came out. "[Arkansas] had a game last Monday. I swear, I got to my phone and ...

HANG AROUND. COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. BEN MIKE. THANK YOU. TRIBUTES ARE STILL POURING IN AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF FORMER UMASS BASKETBALL STAR MIKE BABEL. THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED HIS DEATH ...

Babul grew up in North Attleboro and famously ... He averaged 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game over the course of his four-year career at UMass. The program went 71-57 during his tenure ...

Babul was in his second season coaching the Tigers ... "He did everything with gusto and passion. He loved the game of basketball. He loved being around basketball. He loved coaching kids of ...