Deng Mayar, a senior forward for the Omaha Mavericks, tragically drowned in a Utah reservoir on Saturday. Mayar, who came as a graduate transfer to UNO after playing the previous two seasons for North Dakota, was only 22.

Nebraska-Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar has drowned in a Utah reservoir. Nebraska-Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir after going underwater about 35 yards from shore.

Deng Mayar, a promising basketball player for the University of Nebraska-Omaha, tragically passed away in a drowning accident at Blackridge Reservoir