OK State transfer Coger dies after hoops workout

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Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger died Thursday evening at a local hospital after he collapsed during a team workout, the school announced.

The Raleigh, North Carolina, native was 21 years old. No cause of death was cited in the team’s statement.

“Tyrek was excited to be at Oklahoma State and had such passion for the game and was looking forward to being an OSU Cowboy,” head coach Brad Underwood said via the team’s statement. “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 moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma, earlier this month after transferring from Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he averaged 12.2 …

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