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PITTSBURGH -- Armen Gilliam, a 6-foot-9 forward from Bethel Park who was known as "The Hammer" for his physical style of basketball, died Wednesday night. He was 47.

Gilliam collapsed from an apparent heart attack while playing basketball at LA Fitness in Collier Township, and was taken to St. Clair Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said.

In college, Gilliam starred on the No. 1-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels team that won a record 38 games and went to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 1987.