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Former Arizona State basketball player Jermaine Marshall found dead in France

Marshall was playing for the Nantes Basketball Club.
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TEMPE, AZ - FEBRUARY 14: Jermaine Marshall #34 of the Arizona State Sun Devils drives to the basket as Nick Johnson #13 of the Arizona Wildcats defends during the first half of a college basketball game at Wells Fargo Arena on February 14, 2014 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

Former Arizona State guard Jermaine Marshall was found dead in his France apartment at the age of 28, his professional team in France announced Friday. 

"The NBH regrets to announce the brutal (passing) of Jermaine Marshall," the club's translated statement said. "The Club joins the pain of his family and loved ones and gives them all support to face this terrible ordeal."

His team also asked the the league to postpone its game scheduled for Saturday. 

Reports say Marshall was found dead in his France apartment, but his cause of death has not been released.  

Marshall transferred to ASU from Penn State for the 2013-14 season, his senior year, and helped lead the Sun Devils to the NCAA Tournament. 

He tied for fifth in the Pac-12 for scoring average (15.3 points per game) that season and started nearly every game. 

The team sent out this tweet Friday: 

ASU assistant Larry Greer sent out this tweet, remembering when Marshall  scored the game winning bucket against No. 3 Arizona in 2014.

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