A crowd of 456 watched the West Virginia Conference battlebetweenthe University of Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan at EddieKingGym on Monday.
Shawn Thigpen wishes it could have been 457.
"If there is one thing my brother would have liked to have seenmedo, it would be play college basketball," Thigpen explained. "But atragedy prevented him from doing that."Allen Thigpen, a 24-year-old junior at the time, was vying for aspot on the University of Toledo football team in 1995 when hesuffered a fatal heart attack."I dedicate every game to him," Thigpen said. "I'm blessed to behere. It doesn't matter if I play good or bad or if we win orlose."Monday, Thigpen …
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