Kevin Widemond
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Kevin Widemond was an American
basketball
player. He played in West Side High School
in Newark, New Jersey, was a two-year starter for San Jacinto College
and then played at Texas A&M University–Commerce
in Commerce, Texas
.
After graduation, he signed for the Portuguese basketball club Ovarense
to play international basketball in the Portuguese Basketball Premier League in the 2009-2010 season. He died of a heart attack
during a Portuguese basketball tournament. He was just 23. The Portuguese Basketball Federation
said he collapsed in the locker room during halftime of a game between his team Ovarense and Academica in Leiria, in northern Portugal for third-place playoff game of the cup competition. He died in the hospital when efforts of resuscitation failed. He had played for just one month with the club.
United States
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basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He played in West Side High School
West Side High School (New Jersey)
West Side High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Newark Public Schools....
in Newark, New Jersey, was a two-year starter for San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College is a community college in the Greater Houston area in the U.S. state of Texas. Established in 1961, San Jacinto College originally consisted of the areas of Channelview ISD, Deer Park ISD, Galena Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pasadena ISD. The College now also serves Sheldon ISD,...
and then played at Texas A&M University–Commerce
Texas A&M University–Commerce
Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station....
in Commerce, Texas
Commerce, Texas
Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located in rural East Texas. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census, however recent growth and its proximity to Interstate 30 and the eastern Metroplex has put the population around 9750...
.
After graduation, he signed for the Portuguese basketball club Ovarense
Ovarense (basketball)
Ovarense Basketball is a team of professional basketball that plays in Ovar, Portugal. The team plays in the LCB. The Ovarense created its section of basketball in 1970, with the initiative of a member entrepreneur, John Gonçalves, but in this space of time managed to assert itself as one of the...
to play international basketball in the Portuguese Basketball Premier League in the 2009-2010 season. He died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
during a Portuguese basketball tournament. He was just 23. The Portuguese Basketball Federation
Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol
The Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol is the ruling body of basketball in Portugal. It was established on 17 August 1927. It became a member of International Basketball Federation in 1932, as part of the eight founding members.-External links:*...
said he collapsed in the locker room during halftime of a game between his team Ovarense and Academica in Leiria, in northern Portugal for third-place playoff game of the cup competition. He died in the hospital when efforts of resuscitation failed. He had played for just one month with the club.