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    Southern Indiana men’s basketball student-athlete dies

    Jan 15, 2010 10:09:45 AM


    The NCAA News

     

    Southern Indiana men's basketball student-athlete Jeron Lewis died last night after a fall during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan. He was 21.

    With about four minutes left in the game, Lewis, a senior center, fell under the basket while competing for a rebound. He was treated on the court and rushed to Owensboro Medical Health Center, where he died just before 10 p.m.

    Lewis was in his second season with the Eagles, averaging 12.8 points and 8 rebounds. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native was a standout high school player who led the state in rebounding as a senior. He is survived by his mother, sister, fiancée and infant son, who was born in December.  

    The Eagles won the contest, 74-69.