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Lives lost of former college basketball players diagnosed with coronavirus
- Updated: August 27, 2020
Below is a list of former college basketball players who have died from the coronavirus in 2020. Click on each to read more about their lives, their accomplishments on and off the court, and the loved ones they left behind.
March 22 Alexis Demby, 34, Caldwell
March 23 Lee Green, 48, St. John’s
March 23 David Edwards, 48, Georgetown and Texas A&M
March 24 Jonathan Duck, 50, Iona
March 24 Harold Upjohn, 91, Yale
March 29 Arnold Obey, 73, Wagner
March 29 Dwight Jones, 73, Tennessee State
March 31 Harvey Sheff, 59, Yeshiva
April 1 Ted Vartelas, 89, UConn
April 6 Marty Derer, 56, Rutgers-Camden
April 15 Matt Gras, 46, Siena
April 22 Ed Siegel, 87, Franklin
April 28 Charles “Duffy” Jernigan, 61, Eastern CT
Aug. 21, Michael Ojo, 27, Florida State
