College Basketball Player Dies After Practice

Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger, a 21-year-old junior college transfer from Cape Fear Community College, passed away following a team workout Thursday afternoon.

According to a press release by the school, Coger was transported to the Stillwater Medical Center after collapsing. He was pronounced dead at 6:23 p.m. Coger had collapsed from heat exhaustion at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Coger had only arrived on campus on July 5. This was supposed to be his first year as a Cowboy.