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JAMM AQUINO / 2017
Jaaron Stallworth posed for a portrait on Sept. 25, 2017, at the Stan Sheriff Center.
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Former University of Hawaii basketball player Jaaron Stallworth was reported dead Monday, stunning members of the program who were briefly associated with the Northern California native in 2017.
UH was among the first to offer condolences to the family of a player who never formally saw action in Manoa.
“We lost a member of our ‘ohana. Sending our aloha, thoughts, and prayers to the Stallworth family during this difficult time. Rest in peace Jaaron,” the UH basketball Twitter account sent out.
The Sacramento Bee’s Joe Davidson reported on Twitter that Stallworth had “some sort of train mishap” and expressed fondness for the former two-sport star of Cosumnes Oaks High School. Stallworth also played quarterback.
Rainbow Warriors point guard Drew Buggs, who was teammates with Stallworth in the 2017-18 preseason, tweeted, “Can’t believe it…Rest In Peace JStally, prayers out to his family”.
Stallworth transferred to UH from Yuba (Calif.) College. He was expected to compete for minutes at point guard, but a broken leg from his time at Yuba slowed his progress, and he never played an official minute before quitting the team a few games into the season.
Had he stuck it out at UH, he would have been a senior in the 2019-20 season.