Former Gonzaga Director of Basketball operations, EWU coach Jerry Krause dies at 87

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Thu., May 25, 2023

Jerry Krause calls out drills for young players on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at The Warehouse in Spokane, Wash.

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The Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees from left sports writer Mike Vlahovich; Indians' and Chiefs' owner, Bobby Brett; pro hockey player Pat Falloon; golf pro Gary Lindeblad; basketball author, researcher and coach Jerry Krause; and radio broadcaster and coach Mel Olson; pose for a photo during the Spokane Veteran's Memorial Arena's Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame ceremony on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, in Spokane, Wash.

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Jerry Krause, former director of basketball operations at Gonzaga University, died Wednesday of colon cancer.

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After practice, Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few, second from left, chats with his assistants, Bill Grier,far left, Leon Rice, center, and Jerry Krause in 2004.

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In this 1993 photo, former EWU head coach Jerry Krause is back with the Eagles in a new role, assisting John Wade in an attempt to point the program in a winning direction.

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Jerry Krause, a well-known innovator, was Eastern Washington’s basketball coach from 1967-85.

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EWU basketball coach, Jerry Krause poses for a photo in 1979.

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Eastern Washington University basketball coach, Jerry Krause in 1977.

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EWU basketball's Jerry Krause and assistant Joe Folda talk in 1985.

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Jerry Krause with his former player, Wade in 1993.

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Eastern Washington University's basketball team gave Coach Jerry Krause, right, and Assistant Coach Ron Raver plenty to smile about last weekend as the Eagles swept a pair of Evergreen Conference games against rivals Central Washington and Western Washington in 1978.

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Jerry Krause runs a practive in 1985.

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Jerry Krause poses for a photo in 1985.

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