Former USBL Player Passes Away
January 12, 2004 - United States Basketball League (USBL) News Release
MILFORD, CT â The United States Basketball League, Inc. (USBL) has learned that former Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs player Yinka Dare has died after collapsing at his home. He was 32.
Dare was pronounced dead Friday at Englewood Hospital, in Englewood, New Jersey, after a heart attack due to an arrhythmia condition that was discovered when he was in college at George Washington. He collapsed while preparing breakfast after a routine morning workout at his home.
The 7-foot-0 Nigerian center, the New Jersey Nets' first- round draft pick in 1994, played 110 games in four seasons with the Nets, averaging 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds. While at George Washington, he led the Colonials to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances under Head Coach Mike Jarvis.
Dare played three season in the USBL. He first appeared for the New Jersey Shorecats in 1998, where he averaged 14.2 points and 9.9 rebounds over a nine game stretch. He returned to the Shorecats in 1999 and most recently played for the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs this past season.
"It is with great sadness that I have learned of Yinka passing. He was a great talent who was struck down far too early. On behalf of the USBL and all its member teams I send my condolences to his family in this difficult time," stated USBL Founder and Commissioner Daniel T. Meisenheimer III.
Dare is survived by his parents, Gabriel and Joan, and two sisters and a brother.
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