Former Florida State center and 7-foot-1 fan favorite Michael Ojo has died at age 27. Ojo, who was in Belgrade playing for the Serbian basketball team Partizan, reportedly collapsed while running during practice on Friday. Eurohoops.net reports that he had a heart attack and doctors were unable to resuscitate him.
Ojo, who was originally from Nigeria, played for FSU from 2012-2017, making incredible improvements from his freshman year to his senior year. Following his graduation from FSU, he went overseas to Serbia to pursue a professional basketball career and found success. He spent two years with Crvena Zvezda, winning the ABA League Super Cup in 2018 and the overall ABA League and Serbian League in 2019.