Art Heyman, Ex-Knick Who Led Duke’s Emergence, Dies at Age 71

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Art Heyman, whose recruitment by Duke University from a Long Island, New York, high school helped spark one of college basketball’s fiercest rivalries, has died. He was 71.

Heyman’s death was confirmed by the athletic department of the Durham, North Carolina-based university in a statement. It said he died yesterday in Florida and gave no details.