Jalen Hill

The circumstances of his death couldn't be determined; Hill said he struggled with anxiety and depression after being detained in China in 2017 for alleged ...

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UCLA coach Mick Cronin said in a statement that Hill's death is "heartbreaking" and said the former Bruins forward "was a warm-hearted young man with a great ...

He left the team in February 2021 but did not address his status until April, saying he did not want to distract from the Bruins' run to the Final Four. "I'm so stunned I don't even have an emotion right now," said Giles, who also told the Times that he has been in contact with Hill's family. "We know Jalen has played a part in the lives of so many people," his family wrote in the Instagram post.

Former UCLA basketball standout Jalen Hill died recently after going missing in Costa Rica, his family said on Tuesday night. Hill was 22 years old, ...

His career with the Bruins got off to an inauspicious start when he, along with fellow freshmen LiAngelo Ball and Cody Riley, were arrested in China in 2017 for shoplifting while there for a game against Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-10 forward was a Corona, Calif. “We know Jalen has played a part in the lives of so many people,” the family wrote in an Instagram post. “We also acknowledge the role that so many of you have played in his. “The news of Jalen Hill’s passing is heartbreaking. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.

The UCLA men's basketball program confirmed that former player Jalen Hill, 22, died. His family said he had gone missing while in Costa Rica.

UCLA and Georgia Tech had been in China to play in the 2017 Pac-12 China Game, as part of an initiative to promote goodwill for the Pac-12 and its member institutions through sport. "We know Jalen has played a part in the lives of so many people," Hill's family wrote in the post. The reason I left had nothing to do with the team or Cronin or coaches, nothing like that. He also said he would be retiring from basketball as he battled anxiety and depression. "We also acknowledge the role that so many of you have played in his. Jalen was a warm-hearted young man with a great smile who has left us far too soon."