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• From Columbia High School to NBA Champion: Mark Bryant's Basketball Journey (villagegreennj.com) — A Columbia High School alum who became an NBA champion assistant coach is being celebrated for a basketball journey that began just next door to South Orange and flourished at Seton Hall. His standout seasons on the Pirates' South Orange campus helped launch a long NBA playing and coaching career, capped by this year's Knicks title run.
   

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