A Mustang lost

[PonyPride]

I haven't seen any official documents or anything, but several people have told me and/or written on social media that James Gatewood, who played under John Shumate in the early 1990s, died over the weekend in Atlanta. I didn't know him well, but I remember liking him when I interviewed him. Way too young — he was 45.

[Junior]

Found this, for those who knew him or his family.

https://rally.org/Gatewood

[Junior]

45 is way too young. HEll, 55 is way too young.

Prayers for his family and friends.

[ponyte]

Condolences to the family. I hope his passing was peaceful.

[diamond_tom]

My favorite player when I was a student. He was the best player on our last NCAA tournament team in 1993.

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1994.html

[Alaric]

wow. great athlete and all around good guy. had that rangy Stacy Augmon, 6'9"ish. loved watching him explode on a dunk

[JasonB]

Really nice guy. He and the rest of the team at the time would play pickup games over the summer with the rest of us at Dedman.

[PonyPower]

My son used to scream "James Gatewood!" when he dunked on a miniature basket we had in the back yard.
Exceptionally nice young man. My sympathies to his friends and family.

[Hoop Fan]

I saw James passing listed in the smu alum magazine which led me to this post. Very sad, what a good dude. Looks like he has 3 sons. I went to the rally link above and made a donation, it's still active if anybody still wants to help. RIP gatewood.

[Treadway21]

Very sad. Enjoyed watching him play. Horrible to pass so young.