The courageous story of Indiana H.S. hoops coach Marc Davidson on battling cancer, being a state champion and trusting in Jesus

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Marc Davidson is the boys high school basketball coach at Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian in Indiana. He is a two-time state champion winning the title in 2019 and 2021. Before coaching, he played basketball in high school under the coaching of his father Don, a member of the Illinois Basketball Association Hall of Fame.

He would go on to play college basketball at Illinois under coach Lou Henson and then transfer to Trinity International (Illinois). He would play professional basketball overseas in France for over a decade before retiring in 2006.

In October 2020, Davidson was preparing for the upcoming basketball season when doctors discovered a large tumor on his right kidney. Five days later, the tumor, the kidney and 13 lymph nodes in his stomach were removed. A rare cancer was discovered of which there currently is no treatment. He would return to coaching and lead his team to the Indiana 2021 Class 2A state title.

Today on the podcast we talk to Marc Davidson about the success he's had as a basketball coach, trusting in God in the midst of a cancer diagnosis and why his purpose is greater than just winning basketball games.

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0:00.0	Hey guys. One of the most powerful conversations we've ever had is coming up with Mark Davidson,
0:05.0	who is the Black Hawk Christian High School men's head basketball coach in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
0:10.3	state champion in 2021. But a bigger battle is something that he's been walking through now for the last few months.
0:16.3	And it's a powerful conversation on his faith being tested and just walking through the fire
0:21.9	with God by his side.
0:23.6	Mark Davidson is coming up right now on Sports Spectrum.
0:34.5	This is Sports Spectrum, the intersection of sports and faith, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation.
0:41.4	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:44.1	Welcome to the show, everyone.
0:45.7	I am Jason, and this is the Sports Spectrum podcast.
0:48.8	Our website, sportspectrum.com, is the home base for all of our content.
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1:00.9	it's all for free at sportspectrum.com. You also have a bunch of articles, podcast devotionals.
1:07.1	It's all free. It's a ton of content. It really is. You could go to sportspectrum.com and get lost for hours
1:12.4	with all the different stories that are on there, dating back to 1985 when Sports Spectrum came into
1:19.5	existence. And here we are now in 2021. And the goal is the same. It remains the same. Bringing Jesus
1:26.7	back into the conversation and glorifying him in the work
1:30.0	that we get to do. So check it all out at sportspectrum.com. If you want to email me a guest idea,
1:36.3	a topic, a story, we should be covering. And that's exactly what took place with our interview today
1:41.1	with Mark Davidson. You can email me, Jason at SportsSpectrum.com.
1:46.3	Jason at SportsSpectrum.com. I'd love to hear from you. We're also grateful for our partners and
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