A basketball player at Alabama's University of Mobile is dead after collapsing after a gym workout, according to his coach. Kaiden Francis was a freshman basketball player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

A University of Mobile men’s basketball player has died, News 5 has learned. Kaiden Francis, a freshman student-athlete from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collapsed on campus on Tuesday morning. He never recovered and was pronounced dead.

University of Mobile (Ala.) freshman Kaiden Francis died Tuesday at the age of 18 after collapsing on campus, school President Charles Smith announced in a letter to faculty, staff and students. Smith praised the “quick and heroic efforts of students and medical professionals” and said “our heart are heavy as we process this tragedy.