Greg Francis, Ontario Basketball’s director of game development, was born on April 4, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario. He previously served as head coach of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks, the University of Waterloo Warriors, and the University of Alberta Golden Bears, taking over for Don Horwood, who had headed the Bears’ bench for 26 years.
Greg Francis’s cause of death: How did Greg Francis die?
The basketball star passed away on April 3, 2023. However, Greg Francis’s cause of death has not been disclosed yet. We will update it immediately after we discover it from an authentic source.
Meanwhile, Francis represented Canada at the 1998 FIBA Men’s world championship as well as the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Former national team player and coach Leo Rautins was among many who paid tribute on social media.
“So sad to learn that former @CanBball player and coach Greg Francis has passed away! I’m in shock. A basketball lifer — and more importantly, a beautiful person who touched so many people. My heartfelt condolences to his family #GoneTooSoon,” Rautins said on Twitter. headtopics.com
“He made a colossal impact as a coach and leader for (so) many. RIP my brother,” said TSN Radio 690 Montreal NBA insider Peter Yannopoulos on Twitter. Francis went on to play Collegiate basketball with the Fairfield University Stags from 1994 to 1997 after a stellar high school career at Toronto’s Oakwood Collegiate Institute.
