Carl Hall 's heart condition threatened to end his college basketball career in 2007 . Rather than go back to college , he went to the rec center , where he began playing in a church league . The condition caused neurocardiogenic syncope , a loss of consciousness . He was rushed into the hospital and died shortly after being admitted. Hall 's six blocked shots instrumental in Shockers ' upset of No . 2-seeded Ohio State .
Carl Hall 's heart condition threatened to end his college basketball career in 2007 . The condition caused neurocardiogenic syncope , a loss of consciousness . He was rushed into the hospital and died shortly after being admitted. Hall 's six blocked shots instrumental in Shockers ' upset of No . 2-seeded Ohio State .