Elijah Olaniyi, a former college basketball player and Newark, New Jersey, native who spent time with Stony Brook and Miami during his collegiate career, died Thursday following a lengthy battle with brain cancer, Stony Brook announced.
He was 26 years old.
“We are completely shattered by the news of Elijah’s passing,” Stony Brook said in a statement, according to The Statesman. “Not only was Elijah a beloved member of our Seawolves family, he was a son, brother and friend who gave so much of himself to so many. Throughout his battle with cancer, he displayed the same competitiveness and courage that he displayed on the basketball court.
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