University of Southern Indiana basketball player Jeron Lewis became another tragic story of a fatal event on a basketball court.
Last night against Kentucky Wesleyan, the 6'8" center reportedly fell and hit his head on the court after getting tied up under the basket.
Trainers and medical stuff immediately rushed to assist the unconscious big man, but Lewis never regained consciousness and died shortly after he was taken to a local hospital.
"The play was under the basket. The ball was rebounded, we were on defense, and the next thing I knew—most everyone knew—all of a sudden the officials start blowing whistles, and Jeron was motionless with the trainer from Kentucky Wesleyan," USI athletic department spokesman Ray Simmons told the Associated Press. "They started giving him treatment, took him to the medical center. That is where he passed away."
Lewis, 21, had recently welcomed his firstborn child in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. In his second season with the Division II Screaming Eagles, Lewis averaged 12.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
Video of the actual injury has been removed from YouTube due to terms of service. To see high school highlights of Lewis, see below:
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