College basketball player Deng Mayar, 22, dies in drowning incident

College basketball player Deng Mayar, 22, dies in drowning incident

Mayar transferred from North Dakota to Omaha

North Dakota forward Deng Mayar (5) shoves Iowa forward Payton Sandfort (20) out of the way as he drives to the basket during a college basketball game between the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes on November 07, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA. (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Nov 7, 2023; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; North Dakota Fighting Hawks forward Deng Mayar (5) and Iowa Hawkeyes forward Ben Krikke (23) battle for the opening tipoff during the first half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Jeffrey Becker/USA TODAY Sports)