Illinois suspended basketball gamer Terrence Shannon Jr on Thursday after he was charged with rape for a supposed event that occurred when the football group played at Kansas in September. The school suspended Shannon from “all group activities, efficient right away”, a day after the Douglas (Kansas) county district lawyer released a warrant for his arrest. The supposed event occurred when he went to the Illini’s football video game at Kansas on 8 September. He was not part of the school’s taking a trip celebration. Illinois stated Shannon took a trip to Lawrence, Kansas, on Thursday and turned himself in to authorities. He published bail and was going back to Champaign. “The University and DIA (Division of Intercollegiate Athletics) have actually revealed time and once again that we have no tolerance for sexual misbehavior,” athletic director Josh Whitman stated in a declaration. “At the exact same time, DIA policy manages student-athletes suitable levels of due procedure based upon the nature and seriousness of the claims. We will count on that policy and our previous experiences to handle this scenario properly for the University and the included celebrations.” The school stated it has actually understood given that late September that cops in Lawrence were examining Shannon however had “yet to get actionable info” till Wednesday. In his 2nd season at Illinois after 3 years at Texas Tech, Shannon is 2nd in the Big Ten in scoring at 21.7 points per video game. Just Purdue’s Zach Edey is balancing more. No 11 Illinois has a home video game versus Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday. Whitman is arranged to resolve the media prior to the video game. Coach Brad Underwood’s schedule with press reporters on Thursday was canceled.
Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr suspended after rape charge
