Connors State College basketball player Ethan Dietz dies after suffering head injury in game

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Ethan Dietz, a sophomore basketball player at Connors State College in Oklahoma, died on Tuesday from an injury suffered during a game, school officials said.

Dietz, a 6ft 8in forward from Vilonia, Arkansas, was injured during the second half of the game on Saturday in Texas, the school said in a statement posted to its Facebook page. A spokesperson for the junior college said that initial reports indicate Dietz suffered a head injury.