Former Sydney Kings boss Wrublewski dies

Former Sydney Kings chairman Mike Wrublewski has lost his battle with pancreatic
cancer.
Wrublewski was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June and held a farewell dinner
in Sydney earlier this month to raise funds for the Mike Wrublewski Foundation,
which will be his legacy for young athletes needing financial help.
Basketball Australia CEO Larry Sengstock on Saturday paid tribute to Wrublewski, a
pioneer of the NBL.
"Basketball Australia (BA) and the entire basketball community are deeply saddened
by the news of Mike Wrublewski's passing and our thoughts go out to his family,"
Sengstock said in a statement.
"Mike was a pioneer of the NBL who had a crazy vision of taking basketball from the
tin sheds in which it was being played into major arenas.
"It is a true reflection of his energy, his passion and his brilliance that he was
actually able to realise that dream.
"Mike almost single-handedly put basketball on the map in Sydney, and turned the
Sydney Kings into an iconic Australian sporting team.
"The fact that he did so whilst working in Australia's toughest sports and
entertainment market is all the more amazing.
"BA, the NBL, the WNBL and all of basketball owes him an incalculable debt and we
will now look for some appropriate way in which we can honour his legacy."