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men's basketball team, and editor of St. Thomas' student newspaper. At the time, Elisburg decided on St. Thomas
University because it was one of the few colleges providing classes in sports administration. During the summer of 1988 between his junior and senior year from college, Elisburg was an
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have a special bond since both "started at the bottom" and worked their ways up over three decades. "Anything that goes on in this building Andy is in the know and he's basically running everything behind the scenes. Everybody in this organization knows that," Spoelstra said.
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stated "Elisburg's numbers crunching, his mind and his ability to go through...from the draft through free agency, he was the star of this whole thing...He's the best in the business and I could never do this without him."
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Elisburg. During his senior year, Elisburg was considering a career in baseball management and decided to partake in Baseball Winter Meetings in Atlanta.
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516:Founded in
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202:Dwyane Wade
168:1988 season
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