Former NBA player Brandon Hunter, a referee at Ohio University who played for the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic before a long overseas basketball career, has died at the age of 42.

Hunter died Tuesday after collapsing during a hot yoga class in Orlando, his mother-in-law, Carolyn Cliett, told NBC News. Ohio University and the Magic confirmed his death on social media Wednesday.

andquot;We are terribly saddened to hear of the loss of our former teammate Brandon Hunter. Our deepest condolences to the entire Hunter family, andquot; Magic said in a statement. Ohio University profiled Hunter and the Ohio basketball legend; adding, andquot;Our thoughts are with Brandon’s family at this time.andquot;

Hunter played for the Ohio Bobcats basketball team from 1999-2003, where he earned All-Mid-American Conference Freshman Team honors in 2000 and was named a three-time All-MAC First Team honoree (2001-03). He holds the program records for free throws made (561), free throws made (923) and rebounds (1,103) and was inducted into the Ohio University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.