The Columbus Dispatch · Aug 22, 2015
Men's basketball: Illinois dismisses forward Darius Paul from team
Darius Paul’s chances at Illinois have run out.
After Paul’s arrest last week, Illini basketball coach John Groce announced that he has been dismissed from the team.
“Although his playing days here are over, we are committed to helping him move forward,” Groce said in a statement the school released Friday night.
Despite never playing a game for Illinois, the forward was the subject of more than one news release for getting into trouble.
Paul was arrested last week and accused of vandalizing cars and resisting an officer in France, where the team was playing an exhibition tour. The junior forward quickly was sent back to Illinois.
