College basketball player dies after suffering in-game injury

A Connors State College hoops subordinate died aft suffering an in-game caput injury, schoolhouse officials said.

Sophomore Ethan Dietz died Tuesday, the schoolhouse said successful a connection posted to its Facebook page. 

School spokesperson Shannon Rigsby said archetypal reports bespeak Dietz suffered immoderate benignant of caput injury.

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The shot drops done the hoop during the 3rd 4th of a Mid-American Conference regular-season women's hoops crippled betwixt the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks and the Toledo Rockets Jan. 25, 2023, astatine Savage Arena successful Toledo, Ohio. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"The Cowboy household has suffered an unimaginable loss. As you know, sophomore Ethan Dietz was injured during a men’s hoops crippled connected Saturday. He passed distant this morning, November 25," the school's connection said. 

"Ethan exemplified what it means to beryllium a Cowboy, to worth hard enactment and being portion of a team. While the squad and the Cowboy assemblage are processing our ain grief, our hearts spell retired to his household and friends.

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Several games were canceled aft Dietz's death.  (iStock)

"Ethan’s nonaccomplishment reminds america each however precious beingness is and however overmuch those astir america interaction our lives. As we determination done this nonaccomplishment unneurotic arsenic a community, let’s beryllium inspired by Ethan’s spirit, relationship and love."

Several of the college’s men’s and women’s hoops games were canceled aft Dietz’s death.

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Dietz was averaging 11 points per game.  (iStock)

Dietz was a 6-foot-8 guardant from Vilonia, Arkansas, who was averaging 11 points per crippled done 8 games this season. He had 8 points and 4 rebounds successful 20 minutes Saturday earlier helium was injured.

A vigil successful his grant is scheduled for Dec. 1 astatine the college’s field successful Warner, Oklahoma.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.