Overview
- Ethan Dietz, 20, died on Nov. 25, three days after he was injured in the second half of Connors State’s Nov. 22 game at Grayson College in Denison, Texas, and was taken to a local hospital.
- A school spokesperson said initial reports indicate a head injury, and authorities have not released an official cause of death.
- Video shared by local outlets shows an opponent’s elbow appear to strike Dietz’s head on a post move before he left the court and later required hospitalization.
- Connors State said it has requested the game tape for review as attention focuses on the play and the handling of the incident.
- The college canceled upcoming men’s and women’s games and scheduled a campus vigil for Dec. 1 in Warner, Oklahoma, with the men’s program and community sharing tributes to Dietz.