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Tim Bankston: Legacy Beyond the Court | Durham News
Chicago basketball legend and coach Tim Bankston, a key figure in Simeon’s 1984 state championship team and later a respected mentor at T.F. North, was found dead at 60 in a South Side home — his death officially ruled a homicide with no arrests yet made. The shooting may have occurred the night before his body was discovered, and his family and former players are mourning a man whose impact extended far beyond the court — remembered as a devoted father, spiritual guide, and tireless advocate for discipline and education. As investigators dig deeper, the community grieves the loss of a pillar…
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