A sophomore basketball player at Connors State College in Oklahoma has died after suffering a head injury during a match, the college has announced.
Ethan Dietz, a 6ft 8in forward from Vilonia, Arkansas, sustained the injury in the second half of the game on Saturday in Texas. The college said in a statement that initial reports indicated a head injury.
“Ethan exemplified what it means to be a Cowboy, to value hard work and being part of a team,” the college said. “While the team and the Cowboy community are processing our own grief, our hearts go out to his family and friends.”
Several of the college’s basketball games were cancelled following Dietz’s death. He was averaging 11 points through eight games this season.
A vigil in his honour is scheduled for next Monday at the college’s campus in Warner, Oklahoma.
