Former Marquette basketball coach Hank Raymonds died early Monday after a long battle with cancer, the school said. He was 86. Raymonds, a former assistant coach under Al McGuire, took over as head coach after McGuire's departure in 1977 and coached until 1983, compiling a career record of 126-50. After his coaching career, he continued working as the school's athletic director until 1987 and played a lead role in elevating Marquette's women's athletic teams to Division I status in 1985. Raymonds joined Marquette's coaching staff in 1961 under then-head coach Eddie Hickey, who was Raymond's head coach at St. Louis University. Raymonds stayed on when McGuire took over as head coach in 1964, and became known as the sharp basketball tactician behind McGuire's charismatic personality. Marquette won the NCAA national championship in 1977, and Raymonds took over as head coach after McGuire retired from coaching to go into broadcasting. read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5890852
