Cameron Woodall, who performed faculty basketball at a number of HBCUs, died following an ATV accident.
He was 26.
The incident occurred in Mississippi, the place Woodall was driving an ATV alongside one other particular person on a separate automobile, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree D. Jones advised The Clarion-Ledger.
Authorities responded to the scene at roughly 11:30 p.m. on June 7, the place Woodall was pronounced useless. The second rider sustained minor accidents and was taken to a close-by hospital.
The Hinds County Sheriff’s Workplace has launched an investigation into the accident.
Woodall performed basketball at Copiah-Lincoln Group School, Grambling State College, and, most lately, Tougaloo School throughout the 2022-23 season. The 6-foot-6 ahead was twice named Second Staff All-Gulf Coast Athletic Convention.
Tougaloo School paid tribute to Woodall on Instagram, describing him as “a beloved former males’s basketball standout” identified for his “larger-than-life presence, fierce competitiveness on the court docket, and kind-hearted spirit off it.”
The assertion emphasised that his impression reached far past basketball, calling him “a good friend, a brother, and a real Bulldog by way of and thru,” and prolonged condolences to his household, pals, teammates, and all who knew him.
