Former Alabama high school basketball star and rising UAB freshman Jamari Smith drowned in a lake on Wednesday, according to AL.com's Carol Robinson.
Smith, 18, was located underwater in a Lee County lake around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. He was then rushed to the emergency room at East Alabama Medical Center before being pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m.
Smith led Lee-Montgomery to the Alabama state championship in February, earning an All-Tournament selection in the process. He honored two former Lee players (Rod Scott and Shaquille Johnson) before the 2020 state championship, each of whom had died in recent years.