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Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger dies following workout

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Thursday night the Oklahoma State program announced that junior forward Tyrek Coger has tragically passed away after collapsing following a team workout. A newcomer from Cape Fear (North Carolina) CC, the Raleigh native was expected to compete for minutes in the front court under first-year head coach Brad Underwood.

“Tyrek was excited to be at Oklahoma State and had such passion for the game and was looking forward to being an OSU Cowboy,” Underwood said in a statement released by the school. “Losing a member of the team is like losing a member of the family. But we know our loss pales in comparison to the pain his family is going through.”

Coger completed his high school career at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh before moving on to the junior college ranks, where he played the 2013-14 season at East Florida State CC. After sitting out the 2014-15 academic year Coger resumed his full-time studies at Cape Fear CC, committing to Oklahoma State in late-June after originally making a pledge to attend Ole Miss.