Eastern Connecticut player dies after collapsing at game

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Eastern Connecticut State University basketball player Antwoine Key died Thursday night after collapsing during the opening minutes of a game at Worcester State College, ECSU officials said.

Emergency personnel tried repeatedly to revive Key, 22, a Boston native and 2001 graduate of Roxbury High School, and rushed him to a Worcester hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Eastern officials said.

"We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss," Eastern President David G. Carter said in a statement by the university Thursday night. "Antwoine loved basketball. He was a shining example of what is good and noble about student athletes.

"Antwoine had a smile that was contagious; his whole being inspired everyone around him," Carter said. "He will be sorely missed here at Eastern. Our prayers go out to his family and his teammates during this difficult time."

Key, a 6-foot-4 senior guard who transferred from Southern Connecticut in the fall of 2003, was a sports and leisure management major. He started all 14 games this year and was averaging 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds a game.

The game was suspended.

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