Former Cincinnati Bearcats standout Herb Jones, who joined the UC Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this year, died at the age of 51, a family member confirmed.
Jones scored 1,097 points with 475 rebounds between 1990 and 1992 to become the only player in school history to score at least 1,000 points in just two seasons.
West Virginia Mountaineers assistant coach Erik Martin, who played for Bob Huggins and now coaches alongside him, asked for prayers via Twitter last week for his former teammate.
"RIP #34," Martin tweeted early Monday morning.