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Potential Duke Basketball Recruit Found Dead At Age 20

Some tragic news coming out of Belgium on Wednesday morning, as 20 year old Rasmus Larsen was found dead in his bed. Larsen was considered to be a very intriguing prospect for the NBA and actually held an offer from Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke basketball program for 2016.

By all accounts Larsen was a great person and had tremendous potential as a basketball player. The cause of the seven footer’s death is still unknown after his lifeless body was found by team officials and they will now await autopsy results.

Larsen played last season with Spirou Charleroi in Belgium where he averaged 5.