ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) – Benedictine College has canceled its men’s basketball game Friday because of a player’s death. Reginald Demps Jr., a 20-year-old sophomore guard, died Dec. 21 in a traffic accident as he was driving to Kansas City International Airport. He was headed to Aurora, Colo., for the holidays.

His funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

The university announced on its website that the team decided it would be best not to play the game against Midland University the night before the funeral. The team held a private memorial on Monday.

Another player, Quaran Johnson, suffered minor injuries in the accident.