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Crean's mother had stroke at semifinal Posted: Monday April 07, 2003 8:17 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Tom Crean hasn't had a chance to reflect on Marquette's Final Four run and the bitter note on which it ended. He's been busy caring for his mother, who had a stroke while watching the Golden Eagles' loss to Kansas in the semifinals on Saturday night. Marjorie Crean, 64, was released Monday from the Medical Center of Louisiana-Charity Hospital, where she was taken after complaining of tingling and weakness in her arms during Marquette's 94-61 loss. She was to fly home with the team Monday night following the championship. "She's trying to get better," the coach said. "It's going to be a process. It's going to take some time for her to recover." Crean learned of his mother's illness after his postgame interview. "I literally walked off the podium from the press conference and a minute and a half later I was in a police car going to the hospital," Crean said. "So, it's been a whirlwind of emotions since 5:07 Saturday night" when the game tipped off. "We surpassed everybody's expectations, but I'm not sure we surpassed our own, so that's a good feeling." Crean decided to let his players stick around to see the championship Monday night between Syracuse and Kansas before flying back to Milwaukee. "I think as time goes on, we'll reflect more on the great season that we had, the fact that we won so many fantastic games, we won a conference championship, which I'm convinced more and more is so hard to do," Crean said. "We'll just continue to work and build our program." Crean received the Claire Bee coach of the year award on Monday, another indication that he is, at 37, the hottest young coach in the business. And that, along with the prospect of losing All-American guard Dwyane Wade to the NBA this summer, is tempering fans' enthusiasm over the Marquette's magical 27-7 season. "Everybody should sit back right now and relax and realize that they were a part of a heck of a team's run," Crean said. "And time will take care of all that." As for Wade, Crean said he'll meet with his superstar shortly to advise him on his future. "As far as for me, all I do on a daily basis is try to keep building this program," Crean said. "And right now my thoughts are with my mother."
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