Stacey Palmore (Livingstone College)

Staff report

ELON COLLEGE — Elon reported the unexpected death of assistant men’s basketball coach Stacey Lenard Palmore on Thursday.

Palmore was 54 and is survived by a son, Jaden, who played on state championship high school teams at Greensboro Day.

Palmore’s duties at Elon included recruiting operations and he was director of video scouting.

“We are heartbroken,” Elon Director of Athletics Jenn Strawley said in a statement. “Stacey was a man of faith, commitment and dedication who poured himself into our student-athletes.”

Palmore was known by many local athletes as he wrapped up his playing career at Livingstone College in the early 1990s. He was a fine shooter.

He also played golf at the college level.

Palmore’s hometown was Greenwood, S.C.

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