FILE - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, directs his team as assistant Chris Spatola, right, takes notes during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colgate in Durham, N.C., Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. Duke won 110-58.
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Chris Spatola, a college basketball analyst and son-in-law of retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, has died. He was 47. The Krzyzewski family announced Spatola’s death in a statement released by the school Tuesday night. No cause of death was announced. The family called his death an “unimaginable loss.” Spatola played at Army and served in Iraq. He had worked on Krzyzewski's Duke staff from 2007-12. He later shifted into broadcasting, notably with ESPN and SiriusXM.
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