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Memorial service set for Saturday for former UNLV player Bryce Dejean-Jones

Bryce Dejean-Jones of UNLV, left, hugs teammate Roscoe Smith after Smith scored against Wyoming in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Thursday, March 13, 2014. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV's Bryce Dejean-Jones, middle, and his teammates prepare to take on SDSU at Viejas Arena in San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV's Bryce Dejean-Jones celebrates after hitting a three-point shot against San Diego State Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tenth-ranked San Diego State won, 73-64. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV's Bryce Dejean-Jones (13) leads the break after stealing the ball from SDSU's Winston Shepard (13) during their basketball game at Viejas Arena in San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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A memorial service for former UNLV basketball player Bryce Dejean-Jones, who was killed during Memorial Day weekend in Dallas, will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at First AME Church of Los Angeles.

The service at the church, located at 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., is open to the public.

Dejean-Jones played for the Rebels in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, and averaged 11.8 points and 4.1 rebounds. He began his college career at Southern California, and after graduating from UNLV with a degree in sociology, ended it at Iowa State.

After going undrafted in 2015, Dejean-Jones eventually hooked on with the New Orleans Pelicans. He started 11 of 14 games late in the season, averaging 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds. Dejean-Jones signed a three-year contract in February.

Dejean-Jones, 23, was fatally shot in abdomen while reportedly trying to enter the wrong apartment early in the morning on May 28.

Contact Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2914. Follow him on Twitter: @markanderson65

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