FORMER C Bags, SYRACUSE CENTER FAB MELO DIES AT AGE 26

alam1108 · Feb 11, 2017

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Adam WellsFeatured ColumnistFebruary 11, 2017
Former Syracuse Orange and Boston C Bags center Fab Melo was found dead on Saturday at the age of 26.

Adam Zagoria of the New York Times initially reported Melo's death.

"He was a really good kid, and it's not fair that he will be defined by one thing, a 10-page paper," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN. "He worked his tail off to become a really good player, and was a nice kid. We don't know the cause yet. It's so hard right now, so hard to believe. It's a sad, sad day."

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I'm very sorry to hear about the passing of Fab Melo. He was a kind, genuine person who was committed to doing his best while he was at ...

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Syracuse. Our staff and his teammates were fortunate to have had the opportunity to know Fab. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

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Born in Brazil in 1990, Melo made his mark in basketball during two seasons with Syracuse from 2010-12. He appeared in 63 games for the Orange, averaging 4.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 57.6 percent from the field.

Melo declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season and was drafted by the C Bags with the 22nd overall pick in 2012. He only appeared in six games with the team during his rookie season and scored a total of seven points.

He also spent time in the NBA Development League while a member of the C Bags and after being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Former Syracuse teammate C.J. Fair spoke about the news:

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Sad day for Cuse. My brother Fab Melo passed away. I still can't believe the news. My condolences goes out to his family. Such a great guy

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NBA skills trainer Rob McClanaghan commented on working with Melo:

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I worked out Fab Melo a lot when he went pro. An extremely genuine person with lots of positive energy. Sad day.

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In 2015, Melo told Jessica Camerato of Basketball Insiders he was hoping to make an NBA comeback.

"I learned a lot from what I've been through," he said. "Now I feel like I know what I'm dealing with."

In 2014, after two seasons in the D-League, Melo opted to go back to Brazil and play in the Novo Basquete Brasil league.
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MonsterMash32 · Feb 11, 2017

I really don't want to speculate, but he wasn't overweight. And yet I've never heard of him having any drug issues. Odd for a healthy 26 year old to die without apparent cause. Sadly, I'm leaning towards drugs, but hope I'm wrong. Very sad, whatever happened.

gcclaker · Feb 12, 2017

R.I.P. to the young man...

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