Kansas forward to sit until accident investigation ends
From local and wire dispatches
No. 4 Kansas will keep forward Billy Preston on the bench at least until its investigation into an on-campus incident with a vehicle is completed.
“We’re definitely going to hold him until we get to the bottom of this,” coach Bill Self said Thursday, a day before the Jayhawks play South Dakota State.
Preston was held out of Tuesday’s win over No. 7 Kentucky after the university’s compliance department sought to get a “clearer financial picture” following a single-car incident Saturday.
The school said Preston’s car hit a curb, causing minor damage to the tires. No police report was filed.
The incident left enough questions that Self decided to keep Preston out of the Kentucky game not long before tipoff. Preston also missed the opener against Tennessee State after missing curfew and failing to attend classes the following day.
Asked who the car Preston was driving was registered to, Self couldn’t provide an answer.
“I can’t comment on any of that stuff, but when we have a resolution to it we’ll be sure to let everybody know,” Self said.
The timetable for Preston’s return was unclear.
Self acknowledged that there is some complexity to the situation, but said he believes it will be settled soon.
If Preston is unable to go against the Jackrabbits, the Jayhawks will once again have to deal with depth issues again.
Only seven scholarship players were available, and just two were part of the frontcourt.
“We’ve got to prepare like we’re not going to have him,” Self said.
District women
Robert Morris (0-2) rallied from 19 points down to force overtime but ran out of steam and lost to visiting Bowling Green (3-0), 64-62. Mikalah Mulrain led the Colonials with 18 points, and Megan Callahan had 16 and Megan Smith chipped in 11.
Iowa State
Behind Donovan Jackson’s career-high 26 points, the Cyclones defeated Appalachian State, 104-98, in the highest scoring game in the history of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, which is being played in Conway, S.C., because of hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.
Michigan State
Forward Kenny Goins has a mild sprained left knee and is expected to miss a couple weeks. Goins, 6 feet 7, scored four points in 15 minutes in Michigan State’s loss Tuesday night to No. 1 Duke.