By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Melo was found dead at his home in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, Military Police in Brazil confirmed. Melo went to bed on Friday night and was found dead Saturday morning by his mother, authorities there said. There was no immediate word on cause of death.
“We don’t know the cause yet. It’s so hard right now, so hard to believe. It’s a sad, sad day. He was a really good kid, and it’s not fair that he will be defined by one thing: a 10-page paper,” a shaken Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim told ESPN. “He worked his tail off to become a really good player and was a nice kid.