NCCU Basketball Player Who Died Friday Had Collapsed in Gym Days Earlier

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A North Carolina Central University men's basketball player who died Friday had collapsed earlier in the week while playing in the main gym, the university’s athletic director said Sunday.

Are reported by The News & Observer or Raleigh, Devin Butts was on track to graduate this summer with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral and social sciences. The 22-year-old from Macon, Ga., still had a year of eligibility remaining, and planned to play for the Eagles again next year, athletic director Louis Perkins said.

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