LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky baseball pitcher and former UK basketball walk-on Ben Jordan has died, according to a report from the Ashland Daily Independent.
A UK spokesman said the school had no official comment on the report as of Tuesday morning. But The Courier Journal confirmed Jordan's death.
Jordan, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound right-handed pitcher for the baseball team, joined the men's basketball team last season when the Wildcats were left with too few healthy post players for practice.
The former baseball and basketball star at West Carter High School in Olive Hill did not return to the basketball team this season so he could focus on baseball full time.