Mark Pope said Otega Oweh was ready to become the “top defensive player in the country” as a senior — but that’s to be expected from a returning All-SEC talent and the expected Preseason SEC Player of the Year.

University of Nebraska at Omaha men’s basketball player Deng Mayar has died, the school has announced. He was 22 years old. According to the Associated Press, Mayar drowned Saturday in an Utah reservoir. Herriman police responded to a 911 call about Mayar and Sa Mafutaga, 21, who were in distress, the AP reports.