College Basketball Player Passes Away After Collapsing On Campus

A men’s basketball player for the University of Mobile passed away after collapsing on campus.

Kaiden Francis, a freshman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collapsed on Tuesday and tragically died Wednesday.

Students and medical professionals attempted to revive Francis, but he never recovered.

The school canceled classes on Wednesday.

A cause of death has not been determined.

“Our hearts are broken at the loss of University of Mobile Men’s Basketball member, Kaiden Francis. We ask that you join us in sending our heartfelt prayers and love to Kaiden’s family and loved ones during this time,” the University of Mobile Rams Athletics wrote.

Our hearts are broken at the loss of University of Mobile Men’s Basketball member, Kaiden Francis.

We ask that you join us in sending our heartfelt prayers and love to Kaiden’s family and loved ones during this time.

From President Dr. Charles Smith : https://t.co/5GbdKAoEJ4 pic.twitter.com/L2yxozkOKp

— University of Mobile Rams Athletics (@UMobileRams) November 20, 2024

Tragic, heartbreaking news to share today… University of Mobile after freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis has passed away.

He had collapsed on campus and despite efforts from fellow students and medical professionals, Kaiden passed.

Our hearts our with @UMobileRams… pic.twitter.com/1JF5FzA4iK

— Simone Eli (@SimoneEli_TV) November 19, 2024

From the University of Mobile:

As many of you now know, Kaiden Francis, a freshman basketball player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collapsed on campus this morning. Despite the quick and heroic efforts of students and medical professionals, Kaiden never recovered and passed away earlier today. Our hearts are heavy as we process this tragedy.

My family and I had the privilege of watching Kaiden play just last week. He was profoundly gifted and clearly loved by his teammates. As you can imagine, Kaiden’s family, coaches, and teammates are heartbroken and need our prayers.

As we walk through this together, I want to encourage you to remember where our help and hope come from. You may recall the first chapel of the semester began with a simple, but profound question: “Who is God?” Psalm 23 reminded us that even in the darkest valleys, we can trust that God is good, God is in control, and God is working all things – including this unspeakable tragedy – together for His glory and the good of His people. That doesn’t answer all our questions, nor does it bring our friend back, but it does point us to our deepest need: faith in The One who has always been, and will always be, faithful. As we grieve together, let’s do so with eyes fixed squarely on Jesus.

University of Mobile freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis collapsed on campus Tuesday morning and died, the school’s president says. https://t.co/pYQWjnJCVf

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 21, 2024

Wow.
Condolences to his family!
Sad day for the SFK family, Coach Felder and South Plantation High, the South Florida Basketball community, all his friends and The University of Mobile. Kaiden Francis tragically passed away yesterday shocking us all.
“Always smiling”. If you… pic.twitter.com/aRZr0SUiuD

— South Florida Kings (@SFKHoops) November 20, 2024

1819 News reports:

Francis was a well-known and outstanding basketball player.

“My family and I had the privilege of watching Kaiden play just last week,” Smith said. “He was profoundly gifted and clearly loved by his teammates. As you can imagine, Kaiden’s family, coaches, and teammates are heartbroken and need our prayers.”

Miami-Dade High School basketball, where Francis played before college, posted, “One of the Broward County finest players. HE WAS ONE OF OURS!!! WE LOVE YOU. REST WELL POINT GUARD!”

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