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Butler Honors Andrew Smith with Special Video Tribute and Moment of Silence

Katie Richcreek@BookstoreKatieX.com LogoFeatured ColumnistJanuary 16, 2016

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"Our mountain. Our miracle. Our Moose."

That was Butler's message about former Bulldog Andrew Smith, who died of cancer Tuesday. The phrase highlighted a special video tribute honoring the Academic All-American before the crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse observed a moment of silence ahead of tipoff against St. John's on Saturday.

In addition to the "AS44" patches Butler will wear on its jerseys the remainder of the season, the teams wore "Stay Positive Day" T-shirts during warm-ups:

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The video tribute and moment of silence for Andrew Smith today at Hinkle Fieldhouse.... https://t.co/MLMRQbE3sc

Smith, who graduated in 2013, helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back NCAA championship games in 2010 and 2011. He was first diagnosed with cancer in 2014.