(CNN) Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky, died Thursday after sustaining fatal injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to the Kentucky athletics department. He was 19 years old.
The accident occurred Thursday afternoon as Clarke's vehicle collided with another that was making a left-hand turn, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. The LA Fire Department was first on the scene and Clarke was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
"I am absolutely gutted and sick tonight," Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari said. "A young person who we all love has just lost his life too soon, one with all of his dreams & hopes ahead of him. Terrence Clarke was a beautiful kid, someone who owned the room with his personality, smile & joy. People gravitated to him & to hear we have lost him is just hard for all of us to comprehend right now. We are all in shock.
Clarke, who was born in Boston, was limited to eight games -- seven in non-conference play and one in the Southeastern Conference tournament -- in the 2020-2021 college basketball season due to a right leg injury. A guard, Clarke started six games and averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
It had been announced Wednesday that Clarke was signing with the agency Klutch Sports Group.
Clarke is survived by his parents, Osmine Clarke & Adrian Briggs, & his three siblings: Tatyana Gray, Gavin Clarke & Madison Adrianne.
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