Former Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia dies at 30 after long battle with cancer

Tiana Mangakahia, a former Syracuse star who played professional basketball in Russia, France and her home country of Australia, has died after a long battle with cancer, her family announced Friday. “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our beautiful Tiana Mangakahia,” her family wrote on her social media account. Tiana was a shining light who touched the lives of everyone she met with her kindness, strength, and warmth.