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- ↑ Drooz, Alan (March 21, 1990). "These Two Teams Have Guards Up : Loyola Marymount: Terrell Lowery, the Lions' sixth man, has taken over the role of a team leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "62: Hank Gathers collapses, dies of a heart condition". ESPN.com. 8 July 2004.
