It seems that the Indiana Basketball program has a problem with alcohol abuse.
Indiana University issued a release about freshman Thomas Bryant and second time offender Emmitt Holt getting cited for possession of alcohol over the weekend.
Here is a synopsis from IndyStar.com:
The Indiana athletic department released this statement:
“We are aware that men’s basketball players Emmitt Holt and Thomas Bryant were each cited Friday for underage possession of alcohol. We take this matter very seriously and are continuing to gather information.”
According to a news release from the state excise police, Bryant and Holt were cited after being observed attempting to conceal bottles of vodka about 12:50 a.m. Saturday while sitting in a car at the Convenient Food Mart down 17th street from Assembly Hall, near campus.
“Officers were alerted to the five people seated inside the vehicle when Holt allegedly attempted to conceal a 750 milliliter bottle of vodka as an officer walked past it,” the report said. “Holt, who was a backseat passenger in the vehicle, reportedly shouted to alert the front seat passenger of the officer’s presence. The officer then allegedly observed the front seat passenger, Bryant, attempt to conceal a 1.75 liter bottle of vodka.”
The players “were each issued summonses and released from the scene.” The release states that they were in the car with three other individuals, who were not cited and were not named by excise police.
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Indiana fans would love to get a new head coach to replace Tom Crean.
It sounds like the team just needs an AA sponsor to me.
