Thursday, November 29, 2001

Sports briefs
High school basketball player dies after collapsing

HOUSTON (AP) — A Pasadena high school basketball player collapsed and died during a game at the Houston suburb Tuesday night.

John Alexander, a 6-foot-2 junior guard at Pasadena Dobie High School, was standing about midcourt when he collapsed with 7:32 left in the second quarter.

Coaches from Pearland and Pasadena Dobie high schools rushed to aid the 17-year-old varsity guard while players from both teams formed a prayer circle near the Dobie bench, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Dobie athletic trainer Chad Jones tried to revive Alexander before emergency medical technicians arrived. They treated Alexander for about 25 minutes and then transported him to Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, about two miles away.