DETROIT -

The coach of a highly ranked Detroit high school basketball team collapsed and died after a game.

Family members and an assistant coach say 40-year-old Al Anderson fell to the floor Saturday after Detroit Consortium defeated Dayton Dunbar, an Ohio school. Players from both teams already had left the gym.

Consortium is 13-3 as the state playoffs approach.

Players are shocked to hear about their coach's death.

Vincent Hunter, who plans to play basketball next year at Texas-El Paso, says Anderson was tough but understanding.

Anderson ran track at Central Michigan and played high school basketball at Detroit DePorres.

A vigil will be held in his honor Thursday.

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Published On: Feb 18 2013 07:58:33 AM EST

The coach of a highly ranked Detroit high school basketball team collapsed and died after a game.

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