WHITEWATER, Wis. – A UW-Whitewater men’s basketball player and Madison native died suddenly on Sunday, the university’s athletic department announced Tuesday.
The department tweeted that Derek Gray died “playing the game he loved”. More details about his death were not immediately available.
Gray, who attended La Follette High School in Madison, was a goalie in the 2021-22 season. He ranked second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this season in steals, steals per game and total number of field goal attempts, according to his team bio.
The university said Gray was a psychology student.
The campus flag will fly at half mast on Friday in his memory.
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