Minnesota’s Reggie Lynch arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
In addition to finishing just one game out of last place in the Big Ten this past season, struggling Minnesota has another problem on its hands.
Its players can’t seem to stay out of trouble.
Reggie Lynch became the latest Minnesota basketball player to make headlines for the wrong reasons on Sunday afternoon when he was arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. The school subsequently released a statement Sunday announcing Lynch has been suspended from all team activities indefinitely, pending the outcome of the investigation.
Lynch was taken into custody at around 1:30 on Sunday afternoon. The 6-foot-9 center has not been formally charged but is being held without bail in Hennepin County jail.
An Illinois State transfer who sat out all of last season, Lynch was expected to be a key contributor next season for a Minnesota team that lost top big man Joey King to graduation this spring. Lynch averaged 9.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game as a sophomore at Illinois State during the 2014-15 season.
Lynch’s arrest adds to the string of off-the-court problems Minnesota has endured in the past two years.
In Nov. 2014, guard Daquein McNeil was charged with felony domestic assault. He was suspended from the team indefinitely and left school two months later.
This past February, three Gophers players were suspended after sex videos appeared on the social media sites of freshman Kevin Dorsey. No charges were filed, however, Dorsey announced last month that he will transfer.
In February, Minnesota also dismissed senior guard Carlos Morris for unspecified “conduct detrimental to the team.”
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