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Topic: Ben Jordon baseball and basketball player, dead at 22
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catmandoo
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posted 02-17-2021 09:52 PM
Ben Jordan, a University of Kentucky baseball player who also walked on to the basketball team, died Monday at the age of 22, the school announced.
No cause of death was provided.
The 6-foot-9, 250-pound redshirt junior was a right-handed pitcher for the Wildcats and joined the powerhouse basketball program last season when it faced a shortage of players.
“Our hearts are broken today,” Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari said Tuesday in a school-issued statement. “It is difficult for me to express and to put into words what a tragedy it is to lose a young person too early. Ben impacted our team last season in so many ways with his kind heart, his big smile and his wonderful personality. He cared so deeply about this place and it meant so much to him to be a part of this team.”
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Bama Cat
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posted 02-17-2021 09:58 PM
That is impossible to understand how a baseball team could lose two of their players that close in time.
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Tiptree
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posted 02-17-2021 10:24 PM
Same guy, Bama. The article is from January 12.
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