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March 30, 2011

Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart celebrates after his team won the NCAA Southwest regional final against Kansas University on Sunday in San Antonio. Smart’s grandfather died on Tuesday.

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Before the college basketball world started screaming about Virginia Commonwealth, back when ESPN pundits still considered VCU a four-letter word, Shaka Smart spoke softly to the man who helped give him a strong voice.

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