17-year-old Caleb White, one of the brightest young basketball prospects in the country, tragically died after collapsing on the court during a school workout on Thursday, his family says.
, who suffered a cardiac arrest while working out at the University of Southern California last month.
“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,” Varnadoe Jr. continued. “But......it wasn't meant to be.” Varnadoe Jr. said his grandson was an “honor student” and an “excellent role model,” who was ranked the 25th best point guard in his class nationally and No. 2 in Alabama.
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