A Junior College basketball player in Oklahoma has died days after suffering a head injury during a game. He was 20.

Ethan Dietz, a sophomore at Connors State College, was injured in the second half of a game on November 22, in Texas, according to the school — days before the athlete died on Tuesday, November 25. A spokesperson told ESPN that initial reports indicate Dietz suffered a head injury, but there was no more information at the time.

“Ethan exemplified what it means to be a Cowboy, to value hard work and being part of a team,” the school said in a statement, confirming the student’s death. “While the team and the Cowboy community are processing our own grief, our hearts go out to his family and friends.”

According to the ESPN report, the school canceled several other men’s and

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