Overview
- Sweetney died Wednesday at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, his wife India announced the next day in a family statement shared on social media.
- He rose to fame at Georgetown, was the No. 9 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, and played four NBA seasons with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls before a long overseas career that ended in 2017.
- After retiring he moved into coaching and community work, serving as an assistant at Yeshiva University and, in August, being named head coach at Golda Och Academy in New Jersey.
- The Knicks, Bulls, Georgetown, the NBA and Yeshiva issued public tributes and Yeshiva head coach Elliot Steinmetz called Sweetney a close friend and mentor to student‑athletes.
- No official cause of death has been announced, the family has asked for privacy and some reports note a small GoFundMe set up by his wife as the family makes arrangements.