OMAHA, Neb. —

The UNO men's basketball team will travel to Salt Lake City over the weekend for the funeral of their teammate.

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Deng Mayar died in August, just two weeks before his 23rd birthday, while swimming in Utah.

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He transferred to Omaha in April from North Dakota. He spent the summer training with the Mavericks for the upcoming season.

Flags on campus will be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in his honor.

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