Louis Orr

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Former Syracuse star, Knicks player Louis Orr dies at 64 | NBA.com (NBA.com)

Orr also spent time in the collegiate coaching ranks and was an assistant with Patrick Ewing at Georgetown.

He will be truly missed and he will forever be part of this (Georgetown) program.” Orr was an assistant in the Chinese Basketball Association for one year before joining coach Patrick Ewing’s staff at Georgetown. “He came into my life as my first recruit, became a fantastic coach and colleague — but most importantly, he became a dear friend.

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Louis Orr, Syracuse legend and former Seton Hall coach, dies at 64 (The Athletic)

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.

55 jersey, sending it to the rafters in a dual ceremony with Bouie’s No. After his NBA career ended, Orr hopped into coaching, starting at Xavier, back in his hometown, as an assistant before moving on to Providence, and eventually alongside Boeheim as an assistant at his alma mater. As a senior, Orr and Bouie led Syracuse to a 21-1 start, a No. One checked in at 170 pounds, the other at 190, and Boeheim made beefing up the two beanpoles his mission, handing them 800-calorie Nutrium shakes multiple times a day. Together with Roosevelt Bouie, Orr built the foundation of Boeheim’s success at Syracuse and helped launch the Big East in its inaugural season. Orr, a 6-foot-8 forward, played for the Orange from 1976 to 1980.

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Georgetown special assistant Louis Orr, who starred at Syracuse ... (The Washington Post)

Orr's coaching career spanned decades with head coaching stints at Bowling Green, Seton Hall and Siena College.

He also served as head coach at Seton Hall, assistant coach at Providence and was a standout player at Syracuse, where he played in the Big East’s first season in 1979-80. “In five years, he made a major impact on our department and helped our student-athletes achieve at a high level.” Orr was named Big East coach of the year in 2003 and Mid-American coach of the year in 2009. “He came into my life as my first recruit, became a fantastic coach and colleague — but most importantly, he became a dear friend. As a player, Orr was a second-round draft pick by the Indiana Pacers in 1980 after four years at Syracuse. Louis Orr, a special assistant to Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing and former Big East coach of the year at Seton Hall, died Thursday.

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Former Syracuse standout, Seton Hall coach Louis Orr dies at 64 (Yahoo Sports)

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.

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Former Seton Hall coach Louis Orr passed away at 64.

[Louis Orr](https://www.nj.com/sports/2022/12/former-seton-hall-coach-and-knicks-star-louis-orr-dies-at-64.html), a star forward at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching that included five seasons at [Seton Hall,](https://www.nj.com/setonhall/) has died. He was 64.

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Former teammates, coaches and players remember former Syracuse great Louis Orr who passed away on Thursday.

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