Story Links GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota mourns the loss of former UND student-athlete Deng Mayar, who passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025. He was 22. Mayar was a member of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 UND men’s basketball teams and was preparing to play for the University of Nebraska at Omaha in …
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Myron MedcalfAug 17, 2025, 09:30 PM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. Omaha forward Deng Mayar, who transferred from North Dakota this offseason, died Saturday in a drowning incident, the school announced Sunday. He was 22. According to news reports, Mayar was with a friend at the Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, …
Read More »University of Nebraska Omaha forward Deng Mayar died on Saturday night after an incident in Utah, the program confirmed. He was 22. Mayar transferred into Omaha this summer after spending the past two seasons at North Dakota. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Mayar drowned after an incident in the Blackridge Reservoir near Herriman, Utah, on Saturday. “Our entire program is …
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