Recently: “Kim English, the head coach of Providence, was found dead in his room.” Too much blood pressure.

Joey Meyer, the longtime DePaul basketball coach, passed away on Friday afternoon at the age of 74, according to the school.

According to DePaul, he passed away surrounded by relatives.

The reason of death was not stated.

The school wrote on X, “We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of former DePaul coach and student-athlete, Joey Meyer.” Meyer devoted over three decades to the DePaul basketball program. We are thinking of the Meyer family.

Meyer led the basketball team for 13 years, amassing 231 victories with a.594 winning percentage and making seven trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Coach Joey Meyer died away today, and we lost a tremendously nice man,” Bulls radio play-by-play voice Chuck Swirsky stated on X. “He fought and fought.”

The university said that longtime DePaul basketball coach Joey Meyer passed away on Friday afternoon at the age of 74.

DePaul reported that he died surrounded by his family.

Death cause was not stated.

“We regret to inform you of the passing of Joey Meyer, a former DePaul coach and student-athlete,” the university wrote on X. Meyer spent more than thirty years as a DePaul basketball player. The Meyer family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Over his 13 years as head coach, Meyer led the team to 231 victories with a.594 winning percentage and seven trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Bulls radio play-by-play man Chuck Swirsky posted on X, “We lost a really good man today – Coach Joey Meyer passed away.” He struggled and struggled.