5 College Basketball Players in Chicago Hospitalized After Workout, Games Postponed
A workout held on Dec. 31 has caused massive ripples in the basketball program of Concordia University, a Chicago-area Division III college. Five players were hospitalized after the workout, according to The Associated…
A workout held on Dec. 31 has caused massive ripples in the Basketball program of Concordia University, a Chicago-area Division III college.
Five players were hospitalized after the workout, according to The Associated Press.
The Journal of Oak Park and River Forest reported that in addition to two early January games that were canceled due to the incident, a third game on Jan. 14 has also been canceled.
Further, coach Steve Kollar has been temporarily removed, school spokesman Eric Matanyi said, according to AP.
The last player was released from a hospital Saturday, he said.
“The length of the stays varied from several hours to several days,” Matanyi said.
In a letter to parents, athletic director Pete Gnan said following a two-game swing in California, a “particularly high-intensity, collegiate-level circuit training” took place on Dec. 31.
In the letter, he wrote that some players had missed a curfew