Former Northwestern, Troy boys basketball coach dies

Troy head coach Keith Culley instructs the Trojans. FILE

Troy head coach Keith Culley instructs the Trojans. FILE

Former Northwestern and Troy boys high school basketball coach Keith Culley died of brain cancer on Aug. 10. He was 65.

A 1972 Northwestern graduate, Culley, 65, was a teacher and coach at Northwestern, Stebbins and Troy during a 30-year career. He was Troy’s head basketball coach in 2005 when the Trojans advanced to the Division I regional semifinals, losing to eventual state runner-up Cincinnati St. Xavier.

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He also coached baseball.

According to his obituary, the “Keith Culley Memorial Scholarship Fund” will annually benefit a graduating Northwestern senior. For more information, see springfieldfoundation.org.

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Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar & Fraley Funeral Home in New Carlisle. A celebration of his life will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

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