Posted on 08/22/2023 8:09:31 PM PDT by lightman
A former college basketball standout has died at the age of 23 just days before he was set to embark on a professional career, according to numerous reports.
Reggie Chaney, who finished a productive career at the University of Houston this past season -- in which he was named the 2022-23 AAC Sixth Man of the Year -- reportedly died suddenly but no cause of death has been announced.
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chaney attended high school at the Findlay Prep academy in Henderson, Nevada.
After graduation, he played for two seasons for the University of Arkansas. In 2020, the 6’8” forward transferred to Houston.
During the 2022-2023 season, he started one game for the Cougars and played in 35, according to the school...
Arkansas basketball operations director and former coach Matt Zimmerman expressed sadness at the player’s death in comments to Whole Hog Sports.
“It’s devastating news,” Zimmerman said. “It breaks your heart that he’s passed away at such a young age."
Zimmerman concluded, “It seems like yesterday he came on his official visit. I just can’t believe he’s gone already.”
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson also commented on Chaney in comments to Joseph Duarte with The Houston Chronicle.
“Reggie is like that penny (at the convenience store), when you need him he’s there,” he said.
Sampson described Chaney as his “security blanket” in comments shared by KHOU.
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said he was “shocked and saddened” to learn of Chaney's death.
Chaney shared photos of his graduation in a post on Instagram in May:
According to Whole Hog Sports, Chaney was set to travel to Greece next week where he had signed a contract to play professional basketball.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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Ping.
Shades of Len Bias?
Everyday a young athlete keels over. They are couch potatoes.
And many, many others.
Len Bias syndrome? Hate to see this.
There’s a lot of that going around.
Not saying.
C,mon, man. That was just some of Xiden’s fentanyl. RIP.
Enhanced by some injected experimentals....
My first thought was Lenny Bias.
Damn Climate Change! We must all become vegans to save the Erff.
You CANNOT be serious. These are active athletes dying, not gaming warriors.
Collateral damage of toilet Schwab's final solution.
I hadn’t noticed it before but apparently sports and physical fitness are very dangerous.
They must have been covering that up the first 65 years of my life.
That or the jab. Yep.
UH fan boards suggest that it was an accidental drug overdose, not vaccine related.
Surely They Live!®️ did not intend to kill young basketball stars? Is it all just a big “Whoopsie!”?
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