Steve McElvene was a 20-year-old basketball center for the Dayton Flyers basketball team at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.

Steve attended New Haven High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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McElvene had been at the University of Dakota for two seasons.

He sat out the 2014-15 season as a NCAA partial qualifier but practiced with the team during the season.

Last year was his first season.

He set a record for blocks for the Dayton Flyers with 55 blocks.

Steve averaged 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

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McElevene sat out his freshman season in 2014-2015 at the University of Dayton due to academics but worked to improve his grades.

At 6-foot-11, he arrived at Dayton weighing over 300 pounds but trained hard and lost 60 lbs to begin the 2015-16 season listed at 268.

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Death

Steve McElvene died on May 12, 2016 at his family’s home in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The cause of death is believed to be from an enlarged heart.

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McElvene had just visited New Haven High School earlier this week to speak to a class of academically at-risk students, relaying how he was able to turn his life around.

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