University of Nebraska Omaha forward Deng Mayar died on Saturday night after an incident in Utah, the program confirmed. Mayar transferred into Omaha this summer after spending the past two seasons at North Dakota. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Mayar drowned after an incident in the Blackridge Reservoir near Herriman, Utah, on Saturday.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha community is mourning the loss of a member of the school's basketball team after a tragic drowning incident. According to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, 22-year-old Omaha forward Deng Mayar was swimming over the weekend at Blackridge Reservoir with his friend, 21-year-old Sa Mafutaga.