WHITEWATER, Wis. — A UW-Whitewater men’s basketball player and Madison native died unexpectedly Sunday, the university’s athletics department said Tuesday.
The department tweeted Derek Gray died “playing the game he loved.” Further details about his death were not immediately available.
Gray, who went to La Follette High School in Madison, was a guard during the 2021-2022 season. He ranked second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during that season for steals, steals per game and total field goal attempts, according to his team biography.
The university said Gray was a psychology major.
The campus’ flag will fly at half-staff on Friday in his memory.
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