Yinka Dare dead of heart attack

[JeeberD]

Poor Yinka. He was supposed to be the next Hakeem but never put it all together...

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32-year-old collapses at home

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Yinka Dare, the New Jersey Nets' first-round draft pick in 1994, has died after collapsing at his home. He was 32.

Yinka Dare was 14th player picked in the 1994 NBA draft.
A medical examiner determined that Dare, pronounced dead Friday at Englewood Hospital after being rushed to the emergency room, had a heart attack due to an arrhythmia condition that was discovered when he was in college at George Washington.

He collapsed while preparing breakfast after a routine morning workout at his home.

The 7-foot-0, 265-pound Nigerian center played 110 games in four seasons with the Nets, averaging 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds. He had only four career assists, none in his first two seasons.

While at George Washington, he led the Colonials to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances under coach Mike Jarvis. Dare, who spent his prep years at Milford Academy in Milford, Conn., left for the NBA after his sophomore season at GWU.

Dare is survived by his parents, Gabriel and Joan, and two sisters and a brother.

[Groundhog]

Very sad. The amount of times I (and lots of others, no doubt) cracked jokes about this guy would number in the hundreds, if not thousands, but from everything I've read he seemed like a very nice guy and it's a shame he never turned out to be the player the NBA envisioned he might become.

[Philliesfan980]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Very sad. The amount of times I (and lots of others, no doubt) cracked jokes about this guy would number in the hundreds, if not thousands, but from everything I've read he seemed like a very nice guy and it's a shame he never turned out to be the player the NBA envisioned he might become.

Poor Stinka.

[korme]

Wow. He was famous with me a few years ago for how bad of a player he was. Very sad.

[Pumpy Tudors]

For the first time ever, somebody can honestly say "Yinka Dare has passed."

[BigJohn&TheLions]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

For the first time ever, somebody can honestly say "Yinka Dare has passed."

That is SOOOOOOOO wrong (but so right!)