US EditionCollege basketball player in Oklahoma dies after being injured during game
Sophomore Ethan Dietz died after a head injury during a game; he averaged 11 points and 9.4 rebounds, and several Connors State games were canceled, officials said.
- Ethan Dietz, a sophomore basketball player at Connors State College in Oklahoma, died on November 25 after being injured during a game on November 23.
- The college described Dietz as exemplifying 'what it means to be a Cowboy, to value hard work and being part of a team,' and offered counseling services in the wake of his death.
- Connors State College canceled upcoming basketball games following Dietz's passing and scheduled a vigil in his honor for December 1.
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College Basketball Player Dies After On-Court Head Injury
A junior college basketball player has died days after suffering a head injury during a game in Texas. Ethan Dietz, a 20-year-old forward for Connors State College in Oklahoma, was injured Saturday while playing against Grayson College in Denison, the BBC reports. He was taken to a local hospital. His...
Oklahoma JUCO basketball player dies from injury
A junior college basketball player in Oklahoma has died following an injury sustained during a game. Ethan Dietz was a 6-foot-8 sophomore forward at Connors State College in Warner, Okla. He was 20. He sustained a head injury in the second half of a game Saturday against Grayson College in Denison, Texas, and was transported to a local hospital. The school announced Wednesday that Dietz had passed away on Tuesday morning. “Ethan exemplified what…
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