Ethan Dietz, a basketball participant at Connors State Faculty in Warner, Oklahoma, died Tuesday after sustaining an damage within the second half of his staff’s recreation towards Grayson Faculty on Saturday. Specifics in regards to the damage weren’t disclosed within the faculty’s announcement, however a Connors State spokesperson informed a number of retailers that Dietz suffered a head damage within the recreation.
“The Cowboy household has suffered an unimaginable loss,” the college mentioned in an announcement. “As you understand, sophomore Ethan Dietz was injured throughout a males’s basketball recreation on Saturday. He handed away this morning, November 25. Ethan exemplified what it means to be a Cowboy, to worth exhausting work and being a part of a staff. Whereas the staff and the Cowboy group are processing our personal grief, our hearts exit to his household and mates.”
Dietz, a sophomore from Conway, Arkansas, performed 20 minutes within the recreation previous to his damage and scored six factors and hauled in 4 rebounds. The 6-foot-8 ahead was a starter for the Cowboys who averaged 11 factors and 9.4 rebounds per recreation on the season. Dietz additionally began 29 of the Cowboys’ 36 video games final yr as a freshman.
“Ethan Dietz was the sort of participant a coach at all times hopes for,” Connors State coach and athletic director Invoice Muse mentioned. “He was proficient athletically and academically and he understood the significance of exhausting work. When you ever noticed him smile, you knew he was all coronary heart. He was an individual of character in addition to an incredible teammate. Our hearts and prayers proceed to be with Ethan’s household, mates and our staff as we course of this heartbreaking loss.”
Connors State canceled its upcoming video games towards Southern Arkansas College Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and towards Grayson Faculty on Monday, Dec. 1 within the wake of the tragedy. The ladies’s basketball staff additionally canceled its subsequent two video games.
“It’s devastating when such a shiny mild is taken from us,” Connors State president Dr. Ron Ramming mentioned. “Ethan exemplified what it means to be a Cowboy, to worth exhausting work and being a part of a staff. Whereas we’re processing our personal grief, our hearts exit to his household, mates and teammates.”
Connors State will maintain an on-campus vigil in Dietz’s honor on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.
