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Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones dies at age 23

Published  May 28, 2016 3:26pm EDT
U.S.
FOX 29 Philadelphia

FOX NEWS - New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones has died, according to the Dallas County (Texas) medical examiner's office.

The office did not release the cause of death.

According to a Yahoo report, Dejean-Jones was shot in the abdomen Friday night and bled to death.

He was 23.

Dejean-Jones signed with the Pelicans as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa State. The Los Angeles-area native spent time at three colleges -- USC, UNLV, and ultimately Iowa State -- averaging 10.8 points per game over four seasons.

Dejean-Jones was waived by the Pelicans in October but was re-signed to back-to-back 10-day contracts two months later. He signed a two-year deal with the Pelicans in February and finished his rookie season having averaged 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14 games.