High School Basketball Player Caleb White Dies At 17 After Medial Emergency
Alabama’s third-ranked high school basketball player passed away on Thursday after fainting on the floor while participating in his favourite sport. Caleb White, a senior at Pinson Valley High School, reportedly became unwell at 1:15 p.m. while working out with his teammates.
High School Basketball Player Caleb White Dies At 17 After Medical Emergency
He collapsed unexpectedly and was taken to the hospital, but George Varnadoe Jr. posted on Facebook that the doctors were unable to save him.
The reason of Caleb White’s death, according to his mother Charlette White, was cardiac arrest.
High school basketball star, Caleb White has passed away after collapsing on the court.
RIP. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SAc74wlcyG
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 12, 2023
“It was devastating because they were working on him, giving him chest compressions,” Charlette said. “Then they called it and that was it. It was cardiac arrest, they said.
Caleb’s mother said there had never been any indication that he was unwell or had a cardiac ailment.
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Caleb White (17) basketball
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“He was dead at 17!” Varnadoe said that his grandson was a “phenomenal basketball player, excellent role model, honor student, very respectful, high intellect, and excellent role model.”
“Our whole family was really looking forward to his upcoming senior season and afterwards, playing for a D-1 school and then perhaps the NBA. But…..it wasn’t meant to be,” the grieving grandfather added.
🚨 JUST IN: Youth basketball star Caleb White is DEAD after collapsing during a workout at school
The 17 year old was a top 25 high school basketball star in the country. The Alabama’s number two high school player was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Thursday.
His cause… pic.twitter.com/LSNONuNYP0
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 11, 2023
“You see, everything that happens, happens on time, because God wouldn’t allow it to happen, if it wasn’t on time. And so it was with Caleb. We all have an appointment with God, one that you can’t reschedule.”
In a statement released Thursday night, the Alabama High School Athletic Association said that it will be offering counseling in the following days to mourning students and staff members.
Another young and healthy basketball player died Thursday afternoon.
Pinson Valley High School senior Caleb White suffered a medical emergency at school.
Caleb was working out with his team when he collapsed to his death.
Life-saving efforts were started at the school, and… pic.twitter.com/B9IH0MCpzU
— DiedSuddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) August 11, 2023
In addition to being named to the first team all-state as a junior, White averaged 20.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game last year. In addition, he was listed as the No. 3 prospect in the state of Alabama by ESPN.
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