Post by douchey1 on Aug 24, 2014 18:00:09 GMT -8
Star athlete from Ghana drowns in bay
Exchange student, basketball prospect, drowned after his kayak capsized
By Pauline Repard , Lyndsay Winkley 12:27p.m. Aug 24, 2014, updated 03:38p.m. Aug 24, 2014
Abdul Razak Shanun, 17, drowned after his kayak capsized. He was an exchange student from Ghana and a promising basketball player. — Twitter
MISSION BAY — Abdul Shanun posted “Thank God for a beautiful day” on Twitter Saturday, and later tweeted the words “Mission Bay.”
The 17-year-old immigrant from Ghana — a promising basketball player who was being recruited by San Diego State University and other colleges — rented a red kayak, but ran into trouble and capsized about 3 p.m.
Witnesses saw him cling to a life preserver for a short time, then he lost his grip on it and sank into the water off Santa Clara Point Recreation Center.
He did not know how to swim, authorities said.
Lifeguards, divers and boats equipped with sonar technology searched the bay’s murky water until dark, then resumed looking for his body Sunday morning. He was found in about 25 feet of water about 9:35 a.m
Shanun was a 6-foot 8-inch power forward who had played with different organizations around the country before landing at Balboa City School, a private school in San Diego, in 2014, according to a brief profile featured on the African Youth Basketball Association website.
He immigrated to the U.S. in 2012 when he was offered a scholarship to play basketball for a private school in Massachusetts. He also played in Georgia.
Shanun, who was set to travel the country with his club team this summer to play in basketball tournaments, was rated as a three-star prospect on Rivals.com.
“He is an excellent student and ambassador for (the African Youth Basketball Association,)” the website side.
One of Shanun’s Twitter postings read, “2013 & 2014 have been the most confusing, challenging, emotional, hardest, eye-opening & unforgettable years of my lifeand blessed.”
Friends turned to the social media site to remember Shanun.
“RIP to a bright young man who had a bright future,” one user said. Another posted, “...heaven jus got a 6’9” gentle giant.”
Exchange student, basketball prospect, drowned after his kayak capsized
By Pauline Repard , Lyndsay Winkley 12:27p.m. Aug 24, 2014, updated 03:38p.m. Aug 24, 2014
Abdul Razak Shanun, 17, drowned after his kayak capsized. He was an exchange student from Ghana and a promising basketball player. — Twitter
MISSION BAY — Abdul Shanun posted “Thank God for a beautiful day” on Twitter Saturday, and later tweeted the words “Mission Bay.”
The 17-year-old immigrant from Ghana — a promising basketball player who was being recruited by San Diego State University and other colleges — rented a red kayak, but ran into trouble and capsized about 3 p.m.
Witnesses saw him cling to a life preserver for a short time, then he lost his grip on it and sank into the water off Santa Clara Point Recreation Center.
He did not know how to swim, authorities said.
Lifeguards, divers and boats equipped with sonar technology searched the bay’s murky water until dark, then resumed looking for his body Sunday morning. He was found in about 25 feet of water about 9:35 a.m
Shanun was a 6-foot 8-inch power forward who had played with different organizations around the country before landing at Balboa City School, a private school in San Diego, in 2014, according to a brief profile featured on the African Youth Basketball Association website.
He immigrated to the U.S. in 2012 when he was offered a scholarship to play basketball for a private school in Massachusetts. He also played in Georgia.
Shanun, who was set to travel the country with his club team this summer to play in basketball tournaments, was rated as a three-star prospect on Rivals.com.
“He is an excellent student and ambassador for (the African Youth Basketball Association,)” the website side.
One of Shanun’s Twitter postings read, “2013 & 2014 have been the most confusing, challenging, emotional, hardest, eye-opening & unforgettable years of my lifeand blessed.”
Friends turned to the social media site to remember Shanun.
“RIP to a bright young man who had a bright future,” one user said. Another posted, “...heaven jus got a 6’9” gentle giant.”