Former Loyola Rambler Men's Basketball PxP Announcer Brian Wheeler has died.
Brian covered many of Loyola's men's and women's athletic programs in the early-mid 1980's as he started his career at Loyola's Radio Station: WLUW-FM (88.7). He was the commercial radio voice of Loyola basketball during the Ramblers Sweet 16 run in 1985, and continued to announce games on radio and television into the 1990's.
After his time in Chicago sports media, Brian worked in Sacramento and Seattle, eventually landing in Oregon as the play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers for 21 years. He was at the top of his game and profession, and a proud Loyola graduate.
It was a honor to have known and worked with Brian at Loyola, as a student and later as a professional, for 40 years.
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