Daljang ‘DJ’ Wol was a former pupil at Westminster City School

A FORMER Westminster City School pupil who was killed in a car crash was “more than just a basketball player”, his brother told Extra this week.

Daljang “DJ” Wol, 22, was one of four university students killed in a vehicle that hit a building in Colchester, Essex.

Daljang’s brother Wol Manuer said: “It was just amazing to have him in my life. Me and him could just talk about anything.

“We did everything together, we went to school together, we laughed and cried together, even little silly things like talking about the girls we liked.

“It was just enjoyable being with him.”

He added: “I could never put it into words how much I experienced with him.

“Even if it was just me and him walking to the chicken shop together, and sitting down having food with all of our friends, little things like that meant the most to me and I’ll miss them so much.

“It was bigger than him just being a basketball player.” Hundreds of people came out to show their support for his family at a moving memorial event in Camden Town on Sunday.

Mr Wol was a coveted baller for The Essex Rebels university basketball team, and also for the London Knights.

Daljang Wol, who died with three other Essex University students

His brother said: “We both started playing basketball together when I was 11 and he was nine. He was the smaller and skinnier one but he always tried to play with older players from such a young age so we could get better and get tougher.

“He was such a good kid, such a respectful kid, he didn’t annoy any of the coaches.

“Any drill they asked him to do, no matter how much they wanted him to run, he did it. He put his head down and he did it and that’s why he was just amazing in his whole career.”

But he added: “I want people to know he was more than a basketball player, he was an incredible human being.”

Max Gvozdenovic, London Knights’ sports manager, said: “Daljang was a nice kid, very polite, hard-working, with a lovely smile, and had great potential to become a high-class player. I was privileged to coach him in his junior days and was delighted to learn that he was part of the great Essex University basketball programme. It’s a big loss to the London basketball community.”

The car crash occurred at about 4.40am on Saturday February 1.

Anthony Hibbert, 24, Makyle Bayley, 22, and Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, who were also in the car, died at the scene, Essex Police said.

An inquest into the deaths of the students was opened on February 6 at Essex Coroner’s Court and has been adjourned until July 18 while the investigation into what happened continues.