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College Basketball News / Total Apex Sports / August 18
Tragic Loss: Deng Mayar’s Death Shakes College Basketball Community

Tragic Loss: Deng Mayar’s Death Shakes College Basketball Community

The college basketball world received devastating news this weekend as University of Nebraska Omaha Forward Deng Mayar tragically drowned in a Utah reservoir.

College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / August 18
College basketball player Deng Mayar dies in drowning accident

College basketball player Deng Mayar dies in drowning accident

A Division I college basketball player died over the weekend in a drowning accident. The University of Nebraska Omaha has announced that senior forward Deng Mayar died in a drowning accident in a reservoir in Utah on Saturday.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / August 17
Omaha forward Deng Mayar, 22, dies in drowning incident

Omaha forward Deng Mayar, 22, dies in drowning incident

Omaha men's basketball player Deng Mayar, a graduate transfer from North Dakota, died on Saturday in a drowning in his native Utah, the university announced on Sunday.

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