Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar has drowned in a Utah reservoir. Herriman police said the 22-year-old Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir on Saturday after going underwater about 35 yards from shore.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha confirmed Sunday the death of men's basketball player Deng Mayar, who drowned at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday. He was 22. Mayar joined the Omaha program this offseason through the transfer portal.

The University of Nebraska Omaha announced Sunday the death of men's basketball forward Deng Mayar. Ryan Bittan of ABC4 Utah reported Mayar, 22, drowned at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday.