UPDATE (2:40 p.m.): Coach Krzyzewski has released a statement in the wake of Emma's death: "The Duke basketball family is deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Tom Emma. He was a good man and fine representative of Duke University. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. He will be missed."
Tom Emma, the captain of the 1983 Duke men's basketball team, jumped to his death from the roof of a New York Athletic Club on Tuesday morning.
Emma played four years for the Blue Devils, averaging 8.3 points and 2.9 assists per game in his senior season. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls after his collegiate career but never played in an NBA game.
"I can't believe it," Johnny Dawkins, head basketball coach at Stanford, and Emma's former teammate, told the New York Daily News.
"He was a great guy," Dawkins said. "I have nothing but respect for him as a competitor. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family."
Emma, 49, had been working since 1991 as the founder and president of Power Performance, Inc., a company dedicated to helping young athletes achieve their strength and conditioning goals.
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