A 22-year-old University of Nebraska Omaha basketball player drowned in the Blackridge Reservoir in Utah over the weekend.

Mayar, 22, was a graduate student who joined the Mavericks after playing two seasons for Summit League rival North Dakota.

Omaha forward Deng Mayar died in a drowning incident in Utah, the school confirmed Sunday. Mayar was 22.

A University of Nebraska Omaha basketball player was identified as a drowning victim at a reservoir in the Salt Lake City area over the weekend after divers recovered his body.

Omaha Mavericks men's basketball player Deng Mayar has died after a drowning incident in Utah on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.