URBANA, Ill. -- Illinois basketball player Leron Black has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor aggravated assault after threatening a bouncer at a campus bar and has been sentenced to a year of probation.
Black, 20, was a candidate for probation because he took responsibility for the crime and had no prior record, Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz said Thursday. Black avoided jail time and the felony assault charge he faced after his Feb. 19 arrest.
Coach John Groce suspended Black after the arrest. A team spokesman did not immediately respond to a question about Black's status.