MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Akok Akok has been released from a hospital where he was taken after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game.
“Akok is recovering at his home in Morgantown," West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert said in a statement Sunday.
Medical personnel attended to Akok for several minutes before he was removed from the court on a stretcher and taken to a hospital for further observation.
Eilert said at his postgame news conference that Akok was stable, responsive and “in a good place.”Akok transferred to West Virginia after playing last season at Georgetown.
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Persons:
Akok Akok, Josh Eilert, ” Akok, George Mason, Eilert
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—, West, Medical, Georgetown, UConn, AP
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va, — West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia