Memphis basketball player Karim Sameh Azab died Thursday after a nine month battle with leukemia. He was 22. "The University of Memphis is deeply saddened by the passing of Karim Azab," Memphis ...

Karim Sameh Azab, a forward for the University of Memphis basketball team, died at the age of 22 on Thursday. Per Tammy DeGroff of the Tigers' official website, the school announced Azab's death nine ...

Azab, 22, announced in April that he had been diagnosed with leukemia following the 2017-18 regular season. Former Memphis coach Tubby Smith told The Commercial Appeal in April Azab began complaining ...

Memphis basketball player Karim Sameh Azab died Thursday, eight months after he was diagnosed with leukemia, the university announced. He was 22. Azab complained to team personnel of shoulder pain ...