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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/12/1640971200715.png" alt="Gethro Muscadin photo courtesy KU Athletics" />
                        <figcaption>Gethro Muscadin photo courtesy KU Athletics</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>LAWRENCE —Former University of Kansas basketball player Gethro Muscadin has died, according to a social media tribute from coach Bill Self and the University of New Mexico.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gethro Muscadin passed away late last night. He had been unresponsive since the car accident last December. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gethro’s loved ones. So young. So sad. He will always be a teammate of ours. RIP</p>&mdash; Bill Self (@CoachBillSelf) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBillSelf/status/1587471239764918272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>&nbsp;In December of 2021,&nbsp;Muscadin was critically injured in an accident on the Kansas Turnpike in Osage County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time. <a href="https://t.co/ilDeksDDpE">pic.twitter.com/ilDeksDDpE</a></p>&mdash; Lobo Basketball (@UNMLoboMBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNMLoboMBB/status/1587459406312091648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>He was a native of Haiti and<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2020-21/player/157526-2-2-2-2/">&nbsp;played in 11 games</a>&nbsp;during the 20-21 season for the Jayhawks before transferring to the University of New Mexico. The 6-foot-10 Muscadin left the Lobo basketball program in mid December 2021, according to the school's basketball web site.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heartbroken.<br><br>Rest In Peace Gethro Muscadin 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/Z4MrVnmomO">pic.twitter.com/Z4MrVnmomO</a></p>&mdash; Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/KUHoops/status/1587488751063818241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Muscadin moved to the U.S. in 2006 to pursue basketball. He played at Sunrise Christian Academy and Life Prep Academy, both in Kansas, and Aspire Academy in Kentucky, where Muscadin grew into a four-star prospect that had scholarship offers from a number of high-major programs.</p><p>-----------------</p><p>OSAGE COUNTY, Kan.—A former University of Kansas basketball player 21-year-old&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2020-21/player/157526-2-2-2-2/">Gethro Muscadin </a>was critically injured in an accident on the Kansas Turnpike just after 3a.m. Thursday in Osage County.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last night Gethro Muscadin and a friend were involved in a serous one car accident. He, his friend, and their families need a miracle. Please lift them up as Gethro fights for his life.</p>&mdash; Bill Self (@CoachBillSelf) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBillSelf/status/1476676037723541516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>On Friday, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Alaeyia Howard, 21, Wichita, was southbound on Interstate 335 in Osage County. The vehicle left the road, rolled and came to rest in a fence line.&nbsp;</p><p>EMS transported Howard and Muscadin to Stormont Vail in Topeka. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🙏 Lobo fans: please pray for Gethro Muscadin, who was in a serious car accident last night. Every prayer helps.</p>&mdash; Lobo Basketball (@UNMLoboMBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNMLoboMBB/status/1476647356137304076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The crash log does not list where Muscadin was living. He is native of Haiti and<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2020-21/player/157526-2-2-2-2/"> played in 11 games</a> during the 20-21 season for the Jayhawks before transferring to the University of New Mexico. The 6-foot-10 Muscadin left the Lobo basketball program earlier this month, according to the school's basketball web site.</p>

Former KU basketball player, injured in crash, has died