Murder of Patrick Dennehy

Patrick Dennehy
Dennehy at Baylor
Personal information
Born(1982-01-28)January 28, 1982
Santa Clara, California
DiedJune 12, 2003(2003-06-12) (aged 21)
Waco, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilcox
(Santa Clara, California)
Saint Francis
(Mountain View, California)
College
PositionForward
Number33
Career Mountain West statistics
Games Played63
Points404 (6.4 ppg)
Rebounds363 (5.8 rpg)

The murder of Patrick Dennehy, an American college basketball player for Baylor University, occurred on June 12, 2003, when he was shot by teammate Carlton Dotson.[1] The murder set off a chain of events which led to a broader scandal in which Baylor's basketball program was investigated and punished for numerous infractions by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

  1. ^ Wise, Mike (28 August 2003). "Death and Deception (Published 2003)". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2021.