Southern Indiana Player, Jeron Lewis Collapses in Game and Dies

January 15, 2010 by · 10 Comments
Filed under: Uncategorized 
 

http://www.usi.edu/sports/webphotos/mbasketball/jeron_lewis.jpgOWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say center Jeron Lewis has died after collapsing during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan.

Athletic Department spokesman Ray Simmons says the 21-year-old Lewis collapsed on the court with about 4 minutes left in Thursday night’s game in Owensboro. He died at a local hospital just before 10 p.m.

Details haven’t been released. A message left for the Daviess County coroner wasn’t returned early Friday.

The 6-foot-8, 260-pound Lewis was in his second season with Southern Indiana, averaging 12.8 points and 8.0 rebounds.

Simmons says Lewis had a ”great sense of humor and a soft touch with kids.” University President Linda Bennett says the school ”is heartbroken.”

Lewis is survived by his infant son, fiance, mother and sister.

  • Share/Bookmark

Tags: , , , , ,

Comments

10 Responses to “Southern Indiana Player, Jeron Lewis Collapses in Game and Dies”

Trackbacks

Check out what others are saying about this post...
  1. Jeron Lewis says:
    January 15, 2010 at 8:00 am

    [...] Jeron Lewis » usi basketball, southern indiana basketball, usi … (surroundedme.com) – January 15, 2010OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say center Jeron Lewis has died after collapsing during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan. Athletic Department. [...]

  2. Southern Indiana Basketball - XTS says:
    January 15, 2010 at 8:23 am

    [...] Jeron Lewis » Usi Basketball, Southern Indiana Basketball, Usi OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say center Jeron Lewis has died after collapsing during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan. Athletic Department. [...]

  3. Southern Indiana Basketball | AXI says:
    January 15, 2010 at 8:49 am

    [...] Jeron Lewis » Usi Basketball, Southern Indiana Basketball, Usi OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say center Jeron Lewis has died after collapsing during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan. Athletic Department. [...]

  4. Southern Indiana Basketball says:
    January 15, 2010 at 8:52 am

    [...] Tweet This! Jeron Lewis » Usi Basketball, Southern Indiana Basketball, Usi [...]

  5. Southern Indiana Player, Jeron Lewis Collapses in Game and Dies | WIDE Infoz. says:
    January 15, 2010 at 8:57 am

    [...] Read more from the original source: Click!! [...]

  6. Jeron Lewis » usi basketball, southern indiana basketball, usi … Tools says:
    January 15, 2010 at 9:13 am

    [...] Jeron Lewis » usi basketball, southern indiana basketball, usi … Tags: after-collapsing, are-looking, biggest, fans-knew, game-at-kentucky, individuals, jeron, jeron-lewis, kentucky, minutes-left, the-individuals, thursday, took-on-rival Southern Indiana Player Dies In Game Against Rival Kentucky …Dr. Maxwell Anderson, from the film 'Southern Comfort,' has diedSouthern Indiana player collapses in game, dies (AP via Yahoo …Southern Indiana centre Jeron Lewis dead after collapsing during …Water war: Southern rebels to hire $49000 consultant for divorce …Instapundit » Blog Archive » GRUBERGATE: A story big enough to …The Star-Democrat – Easton, MD > News > USNS Comfort captain aims …Southern California Edison Launches $1 Million Green Jobs …PR Sports » Girls basketball News » Sugar-Salem girls trounce West …Vain feat. Kanye west – im your pusha prod. by Kanye west – Hip … View the Contact Powered by Tools [...]

  7. Top 10 Golf Real Estate Communities In San Diego, California | San Diego County CA Real Estate says:
    January 15, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    [...] Jeron Lewis » usi basketball, southern indiana basketball, usi … [...]

  8. Player Dies During Kentucky Basketball Game – Nashville News Story … | Kentucky Real Estate says:
    January 17, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    [...] Jeron Lewis » usi basketball, southern indiana basketball, usi … [...]

  9. Jeron Lewis | FTP2FTP News says:
    February 4, 2010 at 8:59 am

    [...] Jeron Lewis Died – Head Injury – Video | The Composed GentlemanOWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say center Jeron Lewis has died after collapsing during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan. Athletic Department. Read more [...]

  10. daviess county, ky says:
    March 5, 2010 at 5:37 am

    [...] Gebhard Woods State Park Pond. Jefferson County: Mount Vernon Game Farm Pond. Jo Daviess County: …Jeron Lewis usi basketball, southern indiana basketball …OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say center Jeron Lewis has died after collapsing [...]



Speak Your Mind

Tell us what you're thinking...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!