His career ended on Friday night with Wright State’s loss to Cleveland State in a Horizon League quarterfinal. After the game, as the seniors who were in the postgame interview room filed past Donlon, each got a hug. Duggins went past last, and he and Donlon shared a longer embrace.
Donlon has been passionate all season about discussing Duggins, wondering why he didn’t get the respect Donlon felt he deserved around the league. It was clear these two had a special coach-player connection, which is why Duggins got an extra pat on the back of the head.
He was a player WSU could pass the ball to and count on for points — all while, by the way, playing with a stress fracture in his back.
He had a strong senior season to finish an impressive career. Quite frankly, I’ll miss watching him play.
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