Dejean-Jones out for game against Iowa
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Senior forward Bryce Dejean-Jones shoots a three-pointer against Kansas City on Dec. 9 at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones beat the Kangaroos 73-56. Dejean-Jones went 9-for-12 from the field and lead the team with 22 points.
December 11, 2014
ISU coach Fred Hoiberg said at a press conference Dec. 11 that senior Bryce Dejean-Jones will be suspended for the game against Iowa on Dec. 12.
The suspension will not extend beyond one game and Dejean-Jones will be back on the floor on Dec. 14 for Iowa State’s game against Southern in Ames.
Dejean-Jones’ suspension comes on the heels of his arrest in the early morning hours of Dec. 11 after police responded to a noise complaint at his apartment complex.
The transfer guard from UNLV was charged with a nuisance party violation and a noise ordinance violation, both of which are simple misdemeanors.
He was also arrested on the charge of “hosting a drug house” where marijuana was being used, which is a serious misdemeanor. That charge has since been dropped due to a lack of probable cause, but investigations commander for the Ames Police Department Geoff Huff said if more evidence is obtained that charge could be refiled.
Hoiberg said that the decision to suspend Dejean-Jones is not an ISU code of conduct mandate, but a personal decision made by Hoiberg himself.
Check back with the Iowa State Daily for more of Hoiberg’s reaction as well as player reaction to the suspension of Dejean-Jones one day before the Cyclones’ contest against their in-state rival Hawkeyes in Iowa City.
