Oklahoma State basketball player dies after workout

Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball player Tyrek Coger died on Thursday night after he collapsed after a workout.

Tragedy has hit the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team on Thursday evening. Tyrek Coger, a transfer from Cape Fear Community College in North Carolina, has died. The Stillwater News Press confirmed the story.

The 21-year old collapsed following a workout on Thursday night. He was transported to Stillwater Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:23 P.M. The Stillwater News Press report also stated that the 911 call stated Coger had collapsed on the stairs of Boone Pickens Stadium from heat exhaustion. First-year basketball coach Brad Underwood was returning from a Las Vegas recruiting trip when he heard the news.

"Tyrek was excited to be at Oklahoma State and had such passion for the game, and was looking forward to being an OSU Cowboy. Losing a member of the team is like losing a member of the family. But we know our loss pales in comparison to the pain his family is going through."

Coger was a 6’9″ power forward who originally signed with Ole Miss. However, an SEC technicality prevented him from joining the university. Former OSU coach Travis Ford offered his condolences on Twitter.

The team gets rocked with this news as they are beginning preparations for the 2016 Maui Jim Invitational Tournament in Hawaii and the start of the 2016-17 regular season. Both events will begin in November.

Update (7/22):

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