A top-ranked high school basketball player from Alabam has suddenly died after collapsing during a basketball workout.
Pinson Valley High School senior Caleb White took part in a team workout around 1:12 pm and suddenly collapsed.
A star Alabama high school basketball player died after suffering a medical emergency at his school, officials said.
Caleb White, a senior at Pinson Valley High School, was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital Thursday, officials said.
The medical event occurred around 1:12 p.m. local time and the 17-year-old was pronounced dead a little over an hour later, according to the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office. A postmortem examination will be performed on Friday to help determine the cause and manner of death, the office said.
Pinson Valley High School Principal Michael Turner notified families of the incident in a letter Thursday night. Lifesaving efforts were “immediately started” and first responders were called to the school, he said.
JUST IN – Star Alabama basketball talent Caleb White dead at 17 after collapsing during workout. pic.twitter.com/s0v4w0yjpQ
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The teen was ranked number 3 in the state and number 43 in the country. Several colleges were looking at the 17 year old although he had yet to commit to a school.
“Today was just heartbreaking. I can’t even put words together for it,” said close friend Arnold Thomas.
“I am gonna be honest, his team was stacked. Caleb put 20 points on my head,” Thomas added about one of his first memories of White. “I lived with it. He was a great kid.”
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Caleb White, his family, and the @PinsonValley Community,” the Mountain Brook High School basketball team said in a Twitter statement. “Phenomenal player but more importantly a great person that’s gone [too] soon.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Caleb White, his family, and the @PinsonValley community. Phenomenal player but more importantly a great person that’s gone to soon.
— Mountain Brook Hoops (@mtnbrookhoops) August 10, 2023
